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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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Advances of polymer binders for silicon-based anodes in high energy density lithium-ion batteries
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Modification, application and reaction mechanisms of nano-sized iron sulfide particles for pollutant removal from soil and water: A review
Yaoning Chen,Weiyu Liang,Yuanping Li,Yanxin Wu,Yanrong Chen,Wei Xiao,Li Zhao,Jiachao Zhang,Hui Li +8 more
TL;DR: A comprehensive review on the evolution of nano-sized iron sulfide (FeS) nanoparticles for environmental decontamination can be found in this article, where the synthesis of bare nano-size FeS particles via physicochemical and biological methods, the modification for nano-s particles by coating stabilizers and loading supporting materials are described in this review.
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Application of Extrusion-Based Hydrogel Bioprinting for Cartilage Tissue Engineering
TL;DR: Two biop printing approaches to build up cartilage constructs are discussed, i.e., self-supporting hydrogel bioprinting and hybrid biopprinting, along with their applications in fabricating chondral, osteochondral, and zonally organized cartilage regenerative constructs.
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Extremely strong and tough hydrogels as prospective candidates for tissue repair – A review
Ana M. S. Costa,João F. Mano +1 more
TL;DR: This review covers the structural and mechanical characteristics of the developed methodologies to toughen hydrogels, highlighting some pioneering efforts employed to combine the aforementioned properties in natural-based hydrogel.
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Chitin and chitosan-based support materials for enzyme immobilization and biotechnological applications
TL;DR: Chitosan bound enzymes, as compared to free enzymes, have improved the biocatalytic performances due to exceptionally high operational stability and reusability.
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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.