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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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Preparation of alginate-chitosan fibers with potential biomedical applications.
Bernal Sibaja,Edward Culbertson,Patrick Marshall,Ramiz Boy,Roy M. Broughton,Alejandro J. Aguilar Solano,Marianelly Esquivel,Jennifer K. Parker,Leonardo De La Fuente,Maria L. Auad +9 more
TL;DR: In vitro release profile of sulfathiazole as a function of chitosan's molecular weight indicated that the fibers are viable carriers of drugs, and Kinetic models showed that the release of the model drug is first-order, and the release mechanism is governed by the Korsmeyer-Peppas model.
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Insights into recent advances of chitosan-based adsorbents for sustainable removal of heavy metals and anions
TL;DR: In this article , the authors provide an overview of recent advances of chitosan-based adsorbents that established better adsorption activities towards various hazard heavy metals, including: As(III), As(V), Cu(II), Cr(VI), Pb(II) and Cd(II).
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An approach to understanding the deacetylation degree of chitosan
TL;DR: In this article, the degree of deacetylation of chitosan samples was evaluated using conductimetry and 1 H NMR and the results obtained with these two techniques were in agreement with the known content of the solutions.
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Recent Achievements in Polymer Bio-Based Flocculants for Water Treatment.
TL;DR: An approach in searching for biopolymer flocculants sources, flocculation mechanisms, test methods, and factors affecting this process are presented, which may be an indication to look for safer alternatives compared to synthetic polymers.
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Piezoelectric Scaffolds as Smart Materials for Neural Tissue Engineering.
TL;DR: This paper summarizes the recent knowledge on piezoelectric materials used for tissue engineering, especially neural tissue engineering and provides a starting point for novel research pathways in the most relevant and challenging open questions.
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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.