New biomaterial based on cotton with incorporated biomolecules

The aim of this study was to investigate a method of embedding l-cysteine (l-cys), an antimicrobial agent, between layers of chitosan (CH) and sodium alginate (ALG) onto cotton samples obtained via a layer-by-layer electrostatic deposition technique via several embedding methods. The results show th...

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Main Author: Gomes, Ana P. (author)
Other Authors: Mano, J. F. (author), Queiroz, J. A. (author), Gouveia, I. C. (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1822/31153
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorium.sdum.uminho.pt:1822/31153