Advances in Marine Chitin and Chitosan

• Autore principale: David Harding (Ed.) (auth)
• Altri autori: Hitoshi Sashiwa (Ed.) (auth)
• Natura: Elettronico Capitolo di libro
• Lingua: inglese
• Pubblicazione: MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2015
• Soggetti: Pharmacology; controlled drug delivery; chitosan; N-acetyl-D-glucosamine; chito-oligosaccharide; glucosamine; hydrogels; chemical modification; chitin
• Accesso online: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

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