Electrospinning of Chitin and Chitosan nanofibres

Trends in Biomaterials and Artificial Organs

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 179-201

  Pillai, C K S ^a   Sharma, Chandra P ^a  

^a SREE CHITRA TIRUNAL INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOCOMPATIBILITY; BIODEGRADABILITY; CHITIN; CHITOSAN; CONTROLLED DRUG DELIVERY; DENTAL PROSTHESES; FIBERS; FUNCTIONAL POLYMERS; NANOFIBERS; POLYMERIC IMPLANTS; POLYMERS; SPINNING (FIBERS); TISSUE; TISSUE ENGINEERING; WEAVING;

BIOTECHNOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS; CRITICAL APPLICATIONS; DENTAL APPLICATIONS; ELECTROSPINNING TECHNIQUES; FABRICATION METHOD; INHERENT BIODEGRADABILITIES; INTRINSIC FEATURES; POLYMERIC NANOFIBERS;

ELECTROSPINNING;

EID: 85018199067     PISSN: 09711198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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