Water activity in biological systems - A review

Polish Journal of Food and Nutrition Sciences

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 5-13

  Schiraldi, Alberto ^a   Fessas, Dimitrios ^a   Signorelli, Marco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bio molecules; Thermodynamics of aqueous solutions; Water activity

Indexed keywords

EID: 84856374921     PISSN: 12300322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/v10222-011-0033-5     Document Type: Review

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