Chemical modification of chitosan with fatty acids

Progress on Chemistry and Application of Chitin and its Derivatives

Volumn 2012, Issue , 2012, Pages 29-36

  El Fray, Mirosława ^a   Niemczyk, Agata ^a   Pabin Szafko, Barbara ^a  

^a WEST POMERANIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Amphiphilic properties; Chitosan; Fatty acid; Micelles

Indexed keywords

EID: 84868014374     PISSN: 18965644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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