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Chitin and chitosan: Properties and applications
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Chitin is the second most important natural polymer in the world as mentioned in this paper, and the main sources of chitin are two marine crustaceans, shrimp and crabs, which are used for food, cosmetics, biomedical and pharmaceutical applications.About:
This article is published in Progress in Polymer Science.The article was published on 2006-07-01. It has received 6365 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Chitin nanofibril.read more
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Chitosan molecular structure as a function of N-acetylation.
TL;DR: Overall particle solvation is highly affected by electrostatic forces resulting from the degree of acetylation, and the water mobility and orientation around the polysaccharide chains affects the stability of the intramolecular O3-HO3((n)) ···O5((n +) (1)) hydrogen bond, which in turn controls particle aggregation.
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Chitosan-sheath and chitin-core nanowhiskers.
TL;DR: Progressive surface deacetylation was evident by the increased IP as well as increased positive charges under acidic pH and reduced negative charges at alkaline pH with increasing reaction time.
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Biopolymers – Application in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
TL;DR: This chapter discusses the recent developments and trends of biopolymers especially in the field of nanotechnology and applications ofBiopolymers in nanotechnology-based applications.
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Chitosan as a Novel Edible Coating for Fresh Fruits
TL;DR: In this article, a review delineates the preparation, properties and potential application of chitosan coatings for enhancing the postharvest life and quality of different types of fruits.
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Differentiations of Chitin Content and Surface Morphologies of Chitins Extracted from Male and Female Grasshopper Species
Murat Kaya,Evaldas Lelešius,Radvilė Nagrockaitė,Idris Sargin,Gulsin Arslan,Abbas Mol,Talat Baran,Esra Can,Betul Bitim +8 more
TL;DR: Chitin structure isolated from both sexes of four grasshopper species showed that the chitin was in the alpha form, with respect to gender, and the elemental analysis, thermal properties, and crystalline index values were similar in males and females.
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Complexation Thermodynamics of Cyclodextrins.
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Chitosan chemistry and pharmaceutical perspectives.
TL;DR: Department of Pharmaceutics, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), Sector 67, S. S. Nagar, Punjab-160 062, India, Institute of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Polytechnic University, Via Ranieri 67, IT-60100 Ancona, Italy, and Department of Medicinal Chemistry & Natural Products,The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, School of Pharmacy-Faculty of medicine, Jerusalem 91120, Israel.
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Application of chitin- and chitosan-based materials for enzyme immobilizations: a review
TL;DR: A review of the literature on enzymes immobilized on chitin- and chitosan-based materials, covering the last decade, is presented in this paper, where one hundred fifty-eight papers on 63 immobilized enzymes for multiplicity of applications ranging from wine, sugar and fish industry, through organic compounds removal from wastewaters to sophisticated biosensors for both in situ measurements of environmental pollutants and metabolite control in artificial organs, are reviewed.
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Novel injectable neutral solutions of chitosan form biodegradable gels in situ
Abdellatif Chenite,C Chaput,Dadong Wang,C Combes,Michael D. Buschmann,Caroline D. Hoemann,Jean-Christophe Leroux,B.L Atkinson,F Binette,A Selmani +9 more
TL;DR: This study reports for the first time the use of polymer/polyol salt aqueous solutions as gelling systems, suggesting the discovery of a prototype for a new family of thermosetting gels highly compatible with biological compounds.
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An infrared investigation in relation with chitin and chitosan characterization
J Brugnerotto,J. Lizardi,Francisco M. Goycoolea,Waldo Argüelles-Monal,Jacques Desbrieres,Marguerite Rinaudo +5 more
TL;DR: The use of infrared spectroscopy for characterization of the composition of chitin and chitosan covering the entire range of degree of acetylation (DA) and a wide variety of raw materials is examined further in this article.