Chitosan microparticles loaded with essential oils having in view leather applications

Chitosan is a biopolymer attracting considerable attention for diverse applications due to its unique properties like biodegradability, biocompability, non-toxicity and antimicrobial activity. It is obtained by the partial N-deacetylation of chitin, which is the second most abundant polysaccharide i...

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Main Author: Fernandes, I.P. (author)
Other Authors: Amaral, Joana S. (author), Pinto, V. (author), Ferreira, Maria José (author), Barreiro, M.F. (author)
Format: conferenceObject
Language:eng
Published: 2011
Subjects:
Functional coatings
Chitosan
Leather
Microencapsulation
Essential oils
Antimicrobial activity
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10198/6110
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:bibliotecadigital.ipb.pt:10198/6110

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