Preparation and characterization of chitosan/poly(vinyl alcohol) blended films: Mechanical, thermal and surface investigations

E-Journal of Chemistry

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 91-96

  El Hefian, Esam A ^a   Nasef, Mohamed Mahmoud ^b   Yahaya, Abdul Hamid ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Blended films; Chitosan; Poly(vinyl alcohol); Wettability

Indexed keywords

EID: 79951614554     PISSN: None     EISSN: 09734945     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2011/969062     Document Type: Article

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