A novel green gelatin-agar microencapsulation system with P. urinaria as an improved anti-A. niger model

Carbohydrate Polymers

Volumn 92, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 877-880

  Lam, Pik Ling ^a   Kok, Stanton Hon Lung ^b   Ho, Yiu Wah ^c   Wong, Raymond Siu Ming ^b   Cheng, Gregory Yin Ming ^b   Cheng, Chor Hing ^a   Lam, Kim Hung ^a   Gambari, Roberto ^d   Lee, Kenneth Ka Ho ^b   Chui, Chung Hin ^a,b  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c Private Practice in Dermatology   (Hong Kong)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Agar; Aspergillus niger; Gelatin; Microcapsules; Phyllanthus urinaria

Indexed keywords

AGAR; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; GELATIN; MICROCAPSULES; PHYLLANTHUS;

ALGAE; ASPERGILLUS; PACKAGING; POLYSACCHARIDES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TOXIC MATERIALS;

ENCAPSULATION;

AGAR; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; GELATIN; PLANT EXTRACT;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG FORMULATION; MICROCAPSULE; PARTICLE SIZE; PATHOGENICITY; PHYLLANTHUS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

AGAR; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; CAPSULES; DRUG COMPOUNDING; GELATIN; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; PARTICLE SIZE; PHYLLANTHUS; PLANT EXTRACTS;

ASPERGILLUS NIGER; PHYLLANTHUS URINARIA;

EID: 84868256841     PISSN: 01448617     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2012.09.080     Document Type: Article

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