The physicochemical nature of chitin and chitosan, which influences the biomedical activity
of these compounds, is strongly related to the source of chitin and the conditions of the …

Chitin and its deacetylated derivative chitosan are natural polymers composed of randomly
distributed β-(1-4)-linked D-glucosamine (deacetylated unit) and N-acetyl-D-glucosamine …

Chitin research and development seems to be under intensive progress during the last
years. Attractive properties of chitin and its derivative—chitosan, for example, biological …

The deacetylated derivative of chitin ie chitosan is an advantageous and interesting
bioactive polymer. Despite its biodegradability, it consists of many reactive primary and …

Chitin is a natural polysaccharide of major importance. This biopolymer is synthesized by an
enormous number of living organisms; considering the amount of chitin produced annually …

Chitin and chitosan are considerably versatile and promising biomaterials. The deacetylated
chitin derivative, chitosan is more useful and interesting bioactive polymer. Despite its …

Chitin is well characterized in terms of analytical chemistry, is purified from accompanying
compounds, and derivatized in a variety of fashions. Its biochemical significance when …

Use of natural biopolymers for diversified applications in life sciences has several
advantages, such as availability from replenishable agricultural or marine food resources …

Chitin is a long-chain polymer of N-acetyl-glucosamine, which is regularly found in the
exoskeleton of arthropods including insects, shellfish and the cell wall of fungi. It has been …

This chapter focuses on various applications of chitosan, as well as current research on its
physicochemical properties. Application areas that are covered include water treatment …