Preparation of chitosan nanocompositeswith a macroporous structure by unidirectional freezing and subsequent freeze-drying

Marine Drugs

Volumn 12, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 5619-5642

  Aranaz, Inmaculada ^a   Gutiérrez, María C ^a   Ferrer, María Luisa ^a   Del Monte, Francisco ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE CIENCIA DE MATERIALES DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotubes; Chitosan; Cryogels; Drug delivery; Electrodeposition; Fuel cells; Mineralization; Nanocomposites; Scaffolds; Tissue engineering

Indexed keywords

CARBON NANOTUBE; CHITOSAN; CIPROFLOXACIN; MOLECULAR SCAFFOLD; NANOCOMPOSITE; GEL; SOLUTION AND SOLUBILITY;

CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; ENERGY YIELD; FREEZE DRYING; FREEZING; HYDROPHOBICITY; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; NANOANALYSIS; NANOBIOTECHNOLOGY; NANOFABRICATION; NANOPHARMACEUTICS; NONHUMAN; PARTICLE SIZE; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; POROSITY; REVIEW; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; SURFACE PROPERTY; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY; TISSUE ENGINEERING; ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; GEL; HUMAN; SOLUTION AND SOLUBILITY;

CRUSTACEA; HEXAPODA;

ANIMALS; CHITOSAN; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS; FREEZE DRYING; FREEZING; GELS; HUMANS; NANOCOMPOSITES; POROSITY; SOLUTIONS;

EID: 84915746359     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16603397     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/md12115619     Document Type: Review

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