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Preparation and Characterization of SDF-1α-Chitosan-Dextran Sulfate Nanoparticles
Published on: January 22, 2015
Corrigendum to "Starch nanoparticle platform for oral delivery of sinigrin in colitis therapy" [Carbohydrate Polymers
Hazzel Joy Adra1, Hanvit Cha2, Moon Han Chang3
1Department of Food Science and Biotechnology, Kyung Hee University, Yongin, Republic of Korea; Department of Food Technology, College of Education, University of Santo Tomas, Espana Blvd, Sampaloc, Manila, 1008, Philippines.
Carbohydrate Polymers
|January 30, 2026
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