Predictive modelling of the swelling behaviour of polyelectrolytic chitosan hydrogels

Carbohydrate Polymers

Volumn 86, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 769-773

  Jahren, Susannah L ^a   Butler, Michael F ^b   Adams, Sarah ^b   Cameron, Ruth E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNILEVER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chitosan; Modelling; pH responsive; Polyelectrolyte; Swelling

Indexed keywords

CHITOSAN HYDROGEL; CONTRIBUTING FACTOR; CROSSLINKER; DEGREE OF SWELLING; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; ELASTIC CONTRIBUTION; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; IONIC FORCES; MODELLING; NETWORK CHAINS; NON-GAUSSIAN; PH RESPONSIVE; PH-DEPENDENT SWELLING; PREDICTIVE MODELLING; SWELLING BEHAVIOUR; SWELLING EQUILIBRIUM; SWELLING RATIO;

CHITOSAN; DRUG DELIVERY; GELS; HYDROGELS; POLYELECTROLYTES;

SWELLING;

EID: 79960559919     PISSN: 01448617     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2011.05.021     Document Type: Article

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