Different routes to turn chitin into stunning nano-objects

European Polymer Journal

Volumn 68, Issue , 2015, Pages 503-515

  Salaberria, Asier M ^a   Labidi, Jalel ^a   Fernandes, Susana C M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

Author keywords

Chitin; Chitin nanocrystals; Chitin nanofibers; Intractable polymer; Isolation methods; Nanostructured material

Indexed keywords

NANOCRYSTALS; NANOFIBERS; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS;

ISOLATION METHODS; NANO-OBJECTS; SCIENTIFIC ADVANCES;

CHITIN;

EID: 84938988271     PISSN: 00143057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2015.03.005     Document Type: Review

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