Chitosan, a copolymer of glucosamine and N-acetyl glucosamine, is derived from chitin.
Chitin is found in cell walls of crustaceans, fungi, insects and in some algae …

Chitin is the second most important natural polymer in the world. The main sources exploited
are two marine crustaceans, shrimp and crabs. Our objective is to appraise the state of the …

Offers a comprehensive guide to the isolation, properties and applications of chitin and
chitosan Chitin and Chitosan: Properties and Applications presents a comprehensive review …

Chitin is a structural polysaccharide widely found in nature. It occurs as highly ordered
microfibrils in many species such as yeast, fungi, insects, and marine invertebrates. Chitin is …

Chitin and chitosan are versatile polymers, where the interest in chitosan is due to the large
variety of useful forms that are commercially available or can be made available. Chitin …

Chitin consists of large, crystalline nitrogen‐containing polysaccharides made of chains of a
modified glucose monosaccharide, being N‐acetylglucosamine. It is ubiquitously present in …

The main driving force behind the development of new applications for chitin and its
derivative chitosan lies with the fact that these polysaccharides represent a renewable …

Chitin and Chitosan are polysaccharide polymers. Polysaccharide is a carbohydrate whose
molecules consist of a number of sugar molecules bonded together. It contains more than …

Chitosan is a natural polycationic linear polysaccharide derived from chitin. The low
solubility of chitosan in neutral and alkaline solution limits its application. Nevertheless …

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 …