Chitosan derivatives obtained by chemical modifications for biomedical and environmental applications
Chitosan is a natural based polymer, obtained by alkaline deacetylation of chitin, which presents excellent biological properties such as biodegradability and immunological, antibacterial and wound-healing activity. Recently, there has been a growing interest in the chemical modification of chitosan...
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| Language: | eng |
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2008
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1822/14013 |
| Country: | Portugal |
| Oai: | oai:repositorium.sdum.uminho.pt:1822/14013 |