Eco-Synthesis of PVA/Chitosan Hydrogels for Biomedical Application

Journal of Polymers and the Environment

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1005-1012

  Abdel Mohsen, A M ^a,b   Aly, A S ^b   Hrdina, R ^a   Montaser, A S ^b   Hebeish, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARDUBICE   (Czech Republic)

^b NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Chitosan; Drug delivery; Hydrogel; Poly vinyl alcohol; Sparfloxacin

Indexed keywords

ACIDIC MEDIUMS; ANTI-MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; BIOMEDICAL APPLICATIONS; BLEND HYDROGELS; CHEMICAL CROSS-LINKING; CONVENTIONAL METHODS; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; FREEZING CYCLES; FREEZING THAWING CYCLES; GEL FRACTION; GRAM POSITIVE; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; HUMAN BODIES; POSITIVE EFFECTS; SPARFLOXACIN; SWELLING BEHAVIOR;

ANTIBIOTICS; BACTERIA; BLENDING; CHITOSAN; CROSSLINKING; DRUG DELIVERY; FREEZING; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MEDICAL APPLICATIONS; THAWING; TOXIC MATERIALS;

HYDROGELS;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHITIN; DISSOLUTION; DRUG; FREEZE-THAW CYCLE; PH; POLYMER; TEMPERATURE;

NEGIBACTERIA; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 81855197061     PISSN: 15662543     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10924-011-0334-0     Document Type: Article

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