Chitosan is a rather attractive material, especially because of its bio-origins as well as
generation from exoskeletal waste. As the mantle has been effectively transferred from chitin …

Chitosan is a naturally occurring biopolymer having diversified applications not only in the
pharmaceutical field, but also in the biomedical profession. The presence of functional …

Chitosan, a polyaminosaccharide obtained by alkaline deacetylation of chitin, possesses
useful properties including biodegradability, biocompatibility, low toxicity, and good …

Chitin is a natural polymeric polysaccharide extracted from marine crustaceans, and
chitosan is obtained by removing part of the acetyl group (usually more than 60%) in chitin's …

Chitosan Based Biomaterials: Fundamentals, Volume 1, provides the latest information on
chitosan, a natural polymer derived from the marine material chitin. Chitosan displays …

Chitosan is a linear polysaccharide produced by deacetylation of natural biopolymer chitin.
Owing to its good biocompatibility and biodegradability, non-toxicity, and easy processing, it …

Chitosan has received much attention as a functional biopolymer for diverse applications,
especially in pharmaceutics and medicine. Our recent efforts focused on the chemical and …

Of the truly abundant polysaccharides in Nature, only chitin has yet to find utilization in large
quantity. Chitin is the second most abundant natural biopolymer derived from exoskeletons …

Chitosan derived from chitin has gathered much interest as a biopolymer due to its known
and possible broad applications. Chitin is a nitrogen-enriched polymer abundantly present …

Worldwide every year approximately 140 million tonnes of synthetic polymers are produced.
These polymers are stable and their degradation cycle in the biosphere is limited. This …