Antibacterial activity of chitosan and the interpolyelectrolyte complexes of poly(acrylic acid)-chitosan

Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 623-628

  Ortega Ortiz, Hortensia ^a   Gutiérrez Rodríguez, Baltazar ^b   Cadenas Pliego, Gregorio ^a   Jimenez, Luis Ibarra ^a  

^a CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN EN QUÍMICA APLICADA   (Mexico)

^b Fac de Cie Quimicas UA de C   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Antibacterial activity; Chitosan; Complexes; Poly(acrylic acid); Polyelectrolytes

Indexed keywords

INSECTIVORA; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 77955538809     PISSN: 15168913     EISSN: 15168913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1516-89132010000300016     Document Type: Article

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