Simple preparation of chitosan nanofibers from dry chitosan powder by the star burst system

Carbohydrate Polymers

Volumn 97, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 363-367

  Dutta, Ajoy Kumar ^a   Kawamoto, Naoki ^a   Sugino, Gaku ^b   Izawa, Hironori ^a   Morimoto, Minoru ^a   Saimoto, Hiroyuki ^a   Ifuku, Shinsuke ^a  

^a TOTTORI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Sugino Machine Limited   (Japan)

Author keywords

Chitosan; Nanofibers; Star Burst

Indexed keywords

CHITOSAN; NANOFIBERS; STARS; THERMAL EXPANSION;

CHITOSAN NANOFIBERS; CHITOSAN POWDER; CRYSTALLINITIES; FURTHER TREATMENTS; HIGH-PRESSURE WATER-JET SYSTEM; STRONG COLLISIONS;

CHITIN;

EID: 84885439295     PISSN: 01448617     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2013.05.010     Document Type: Article

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