Recent advances in chitin based materials constructed via physical methods

Progress in Polymer Science

Volumn 82, Issue , 2018, Pages 1-33

  Duan, Bo ^a   Huang, Yao ^a   Lu, Ang ^a   Zhang, Lina ^a  

^a WUHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Functional composites; Green conversion; Nanochitin; Regenerated chitin materials; Relationship of structure and properties

Indexed keywords

DISSOLUTION; FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS; MEMBRANES; NANOCRYSTALS; SHELLFISH;

CHAIN CONFORMATIONS; CHEMICAL RAW MATERIALS; DISSOLUTION MECHANISM; FUNCTIONAL COMPOSITES; NANOCHITIN; PHYSICAL APPROACHES; REGENERATED CHITIN; STRUCTURE AND PROPERTIES;

CHITIN;

EID: 85046827028     PISSN: 00796700     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.progpolymsci.2018.04.001     Document Type: Review

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