Chitosan-based antimicrobial leather coatings : evaluation of the pilot scale production

Chitosan is a biopolymer that is being increasingly used in distinct areas such as pharmaceutical, biomedical, cosmetics, food industry and agriculture. Among the interesting biological activities that have been ascribed to chitosan, the antimicrobial activity is probably the one that generates the...

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Main Author: Fernandes, I.P. (author)
Other Authors: Barreiro, M.F. (author), Pinto, V. (author), Ferreira, Maria José (author), Amaral, Joana S. (author)
Format: conferenceObject
Language:eng
Published: 2011
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10198/6118
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:bibliotecadigital.ipb.pt:10198/6118