Pandis, Christos; Madeira, Sara; Matos, Joana; Kyritsis, Apostolos; Mano, Joao; Gómez Ribelles, José Luís(Elsevier, 2014-09-01)
Chitosan-silica porous hybrids were prepared by a novel strategy in order to improve the mechanical properties of chitosan (CHT) in the hydrogel state. The inorganic silica phase was introduced by sal-gel reactions in ...
A novel approach to reinforce polymer porous membranes is presented. In the prepared hybrid materials, the inorganic phase of silica is synthesized in-situ and inside the pores of aminolyzed polylactic acid (PLA) membranes ...