Preparation of Novel Chitosan-Starch Blends as Thickening Agent and Their Application in Textile Printing

Chitosan, a naturally available biopolymer which is now increasingly used as a functional finish on textile substrates to impart antimicrobial characteristics and increase dye uptake of fabrics, was blended with different ratios of gelatinized starch. The chitosan was extracted and characterized by...

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Main Authors: E. S. Abdou, H. M. El-Hennawi, K. A. Ahmed
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2013-01-01
Series:Journal of Chemistry
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/595810
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