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Chitosan as a Biomaterial: Influence of Degree of Deacetylation on Its Physiochemical, Material and Biological Properties

Chitosan is a biomaterial with a range of current and potential biomedical applications. Manipulation of chitosan degree of deacetylation (DDA) to achieve specific properties appears feasible, but studies investigating its influence on properties are often contradictory. With a view to the potential...

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Autores principales: Foster, Leslie John Ray, Ho, Sonia, Hook, James, Basuki, Monica, Marçal, Helder
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4549144/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26305690
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0135153