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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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Application of Spectroscopic Methods for Structural Analysis of Chitin and Chitosan
Jolanta Kumirska,Małgorzata Czerwicka,Zbigniew Kaczyński,Anna Bychowska,Krzysztof Brzozowski,Jorg Thöming,Piotr Stepnowski +6 more
TL;DR: A complete chemical and physicochemical characterization of chitin, chitosan and their derivatives is not possible without using spectroscopic techniques, so this review focuses on the application of Spectroscopic methods for the structural analysis of these compounds.
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Application of chitosan and its derivatives as adsorbents for dye removal from water and wastewater: a review.
Mohammadtaghi Vakili,Mohd Rafatullah,Babak Salamatinia,Ahmad Zuhairi Abdullah,Mahamad Hakimi Ibrahim,Kok Bing Tan,Zahra Gholami,Parisa Amouzgar +7 more
TL;DR: This review paper discusses major research topics related to chitosan and its derivatives for application in the removal of dyes from water and provides better opportunity for researchers to better explore the potential of chito-derived adsorbents for removal of a great variety of d dye.
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Current progress on bio-based polymers and their future trends
TL;DR: A range of bio-based polymers are presented, focusing on general methods of production, properties, and commercial applications, and the major industry players who are bringing these materials to the market are discussed.
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Chitosan for coagulation/flocculation processes. An eco-friendly approach.
TL;DR: In this paper, an overview of the main results obtained in the treatment of various suspensions and solutions is given, and the effects of the characteristics of the chitosan used and the conditions in solution on the coagulation/flocculation performance are also discussed.
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Current research on the blends of natural and synthetic polymers as new biomaterials: Review
TL;DR: In this article, the structure, preparation and properties of the blends of natural and man-made polymers are discussed in general, and detailed examples are also drawn from scientific literature and practical work.
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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.