Chitosan as an antimicrobial agent for footwear leather components

Chitosan is being increasingly used in distinct areas such as pharmaceutical, biomedical, cosmetics, food processing and agriculture. Among the interesting biological activities that have been ascribed to chitosan, the antimicrobial activity is probably the one to generate the higher number of appli...

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Main Author: Barros, M.C. (author)
Other Authors: Fernandes, I.P. (author), Pinto, V. (author), Ferreira, Maria José (author), Barreiro, M.F. (author), Amaral, Joana S. (author)
Format: bookPart
Language:eng
Published: 2012
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10198/7464
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:bibliotecadigital.ipb.pt:10198/7464