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Title: A platform for more sustainable chitin films from an ionic liquid process

Journal Article · · Green Chemistry
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1039/c6gc02201d· OSTI ID:1535139
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  1. Department of Chemistry; The University of Alabama; Tuscaloosa; USA; Department of Chemistry
  2. 525 Solutions; Inc.; Tuscaloosa; USA; Department of Chemistry
  3. Department of Chemistry; McGill University; Montreal; Canada
  4. 525 Solutions; Inc.; Tuscaloosa; USA

Biocompatible porous and non-porous chitin films were prepared using ionic liquids and their potential for drug delivery demonstrated using caffeine as a model drug.

Research Organization:
525 Solutions, Inc., Tuscaloosa, AL (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC)
DOE Contract Number:
SC0010152
OSTI ID:
1535139
Journal Information:
Green Chemistry, Vol. 19, Issue 1; ISSN 1463-9262
Publisher:
Royal Society of Chemistry
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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Extremely Strong and Transparent Chitin Films: A High-Efficiency, Energy-Saving, and “Green” Route Using an Aqueous KOH/Urea Solution journal May 2017
“Practical” Electrospinning of Biopolymers in Ionic Liquids journal December 2016
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