Properties and structural characterization of chitosan/graphene oxide biocomposites

Bio-Medical Materials and Engineering

Volumn 22, Issue 1-3, 2012, Pages 129-135

  Ma, Jun ^a   Liu, Changhua ^a   Li, Rui ^a   Wang, Jia ^a  

^a SOUTHWEST UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

biocomposites; Chitosan; graphene oxide; interaction; properties

Indexed keywords

BIO-COMPOSITES; BIOCOMPOSITE; GRAPHENE OXIDES; HIGH-TENSILE STRENGTH; INTERACTION; LARGE ELONGATION; MOISTURE UPTAKE; PROPERTIES; SOLVENT EVAPORATION METHOD; STRUCTURAL CHARACTERIZATION; STRUCTURE AND PROPERTIES; WATER-RESISTANCES;

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CHITOSAN; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; TENSILE TESTING; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

COMPOSITE MATERIALS;

BIOMATERIAL; CHITOSAN; GRAPHITE; OXIDE; WATER;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CHEMISTRY; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MATERIALS TESTING; TENSILE STRENGTH; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; CHITOSAN; GRAPHITE; MATERIALS TESTING; MICROSCOPY, ATOMIC FORCE; OXIDES; SPECTROSCOPY, FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED; TENSILE STRENGTH; WATER; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 84863708025     PISSN: 09592989     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/BME-2012-0698     Document Type: Conference Paper

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