Viscometric studies in dilute solution mixtures of chitosan and microcrystalline chitosan with poly(vinyl alcohol)

Journal of Solution Chemistry

Volumn 42, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1654-1662

  Lewandowska, Katarzyna ^a  

^a NICOLAUS COPERNICUS UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Chitosan; Interaction parameter; Intrinsic viscosity; Miscibility; Miscibility criteria; Poly(vinyl alcohol); Polymer blends

Indexed keywords

EID: 84884814683     PISSN: 00959782     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10953-013-0053-3     Document Type: Article

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