Medical applications of chitin and chitosan: Going forward

Chitin, Chitosan, Oligosaccharides and Their Derivatives: Biological Activities and Applications

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 405-413

  Khor, Eugene ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

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EID: 84940284796     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1201/EBK1439816035     Document Type: Chapter

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