Keratin films from chicken feathers for controlled drug release.

J Control Release

Key Laboratory of Eco-Environment-Related Polymer Materials of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou 730070, China.

Published: November 2011

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