Gelatine-based bio-nanocomposites

Nanocomposites with Biodegradable Polymers: Synthesis, Properties, and Future Perspectives

Volumn 9780199581924, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Fernandes, Francisco M ^a   Darder, Margarita ^a   Ruiz, Ana I ^b   Aranda, Pilar ^a   Ruiz Hitzky, Eduardo ^a  

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

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Gelatin; Grafting; Mechanical performance; Spatial arrangement; Thermal stability; Water swelling

Indexed keywords

BIOCOMPATIBILITY; BIOMOLECULES; CHEMICAL STABILITY; CROSSLINKING; FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS; GRAFTING (CHEMICAL); NANOCOMPOSITES; POLYMERS; PROTEINS; SWELLING; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY;

CHEMICAL CROSS-LINKING; FUNCTIONAL PROPERTIES; GELATIN; HYBRID NANOPARTICLE; MECHANICAL PERFORMANCE; SPATIAL ARRANGEMENTS; STRUCTURAL PROTEINS; WATER SWELLING;

MECHANICAL STABILITY;

EID: 84921259080     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199581924.003.0009     Document Type: Chapter

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