Current research on the blends of natural and synthetic polymers as new biomaterials: Review

Progress in Polymer Science (Oxford)

Volumn 36, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1254-1276

  Sionkowska, Alina ^a  

^a NICOLAUS COPERNICUS UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Biomaterials; Biopolymers; Chitosan; Collagen; Elastin; Keratin; Nanocomposites; Polymer blends; Silk

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL FIELDS; ELASTIN; KERATIN; PREPARATION AND PROPERTIES; SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE; SYNTHETIC POLYMERS;

BIOPOLYMERS; CHITOSAN; COLLAGEN; GLYCOPROTEINS; NANOCOMPOSITES; SILK;

POLYMER BLENDS;

EID: 79960396957     PISSN: 00796700     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.progpolymsci.2011.05.003     Document Type: Review

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