Schiff bases of chitosan, N-substituted chitosan, and quaternized chitosan were synthesized
and their antifungal properties were analyzed against Botrytis cinerea Pers.(B. cinerea pers.) …

Chitosan is an abundant and renewable polysaccharide, which exhibits attractive
bioactivities and natural properties. Improvement such as chemical modification of chitosan …

Chitosan has fascinating antibacterial activity, good biodegradation, outstanding
biocompatibility, non-toxicity and excellent physical and chemical properties. As a result …

Chitosan is a natural biopolymer with a modifiable structure and abundant function groups,
moreover, it can be processed into various shapes and sizes, making it suitable for various …

The extended use of chitosan in biomedical fields has been limited by its insoluble nature in
a biological solution. To endow the water solubility in a broad range of pH, chitosan …

Chitosan is the deacetylated form of chitin, a biopolymer that can be obtained from various
waste streams and shows antimicrobial activity against different fungi, gram positive and …

Chitin is one of Earth's most abundant biopolymers, but its solubility limits its uses and
applications. The deacetylation of chitin leads to chitosan. Chitin and chitosan are the most …

Nowadays, chitin and chitosan are produced from the shells of crabs and shrimps, and bone
plate of squid in laboratory to industrial scale. Production of chitosan involved …

Today, chitosan has numerous applications in different fields, such as in the food, cosmetics,
biomedical, and pharmaceutical industries. There are numerous natural sources of chitosan …

For many years, chitosan has been widely regarded as a promising eco-friendly polymer
thanks to its renewability, biocompatibility, biodegradability, non-toxicity, and ease of …