Five different chitin nanomaterials from identical source with different advantageous functions and performances.

@article{Tran2019FiveDC,
  title={Five different chitin nanomaterials from identical source with different advantageous functions and performances.},
  author={Thang Hong Tran and Hoang-Linh Nguyen and Dong Soo Hwang and Ju Young Lee and Hyun Gil Cha and Jun Mo Koo and Sung Yeon Hwang and Jeyoung Park and Dongyeop X. Oh},
  journal={Carbohydrate polymers},
  year={2019},
  volume={205},
  pages={
          392-400
        }
}
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