Materials Based on Chitin and Chitosan

Bio-Based Plastics: Materials and Applications

Volumn , Issue , 2014, Pages 63-87

  Rinaudo, Marguerite ^a  

^a Biomaterials Applications   (France)

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MATERIALS;

CHITIN;

EID: 84925848962     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9781118676646.ch4     Document Type: Chapter

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