Chitin, a fascinating biopolymer found in living organisms, fulfills current demands of
availability, sustainability, biocompatibility, biodegradability, functionality, and renewability …

Chitosan is a naturally occurring biodegradable as well as a non-toxic polymer generated
from chitin through alkaline deacetylation reaction, and it is insoluble in organic/inorganic …

As medical research progresses, the derivation and development of biological materials
such as hydrogels have steadily gained more interest. The biocompatibility and non-toxicity …

The methods for determination of chitosan content recommended in the Chinese
Pharmacopoeia and the European Pharmacopoeia are not applicable for evaluation of the …

In this study, active biodegradable films from chitosan (CS) containing 5% w/w Origanum
vulgare ssp. gracile essential oil (EO) and 4% w/w cellulose nanofibers (CNF) or …

Chitosans are a family of binary co-polymers of glucosamine and N-acetylglucosamine
residues with superb material properties and versatile biological functionalities. Structurally …

Sustainable recovery of chitin and its derivatives from shellfish waste will be achieved when
the industrial production of these polymers is achieved with a high control of their molecular …

Dapsone (DAP) is a bactericidal agent used in the treatment of leprosy, caused by
Mycobacterium leprae. Despite its therapeutic potential, DAP has low solubility, which …

Chitosans, a family of ß-(1, 4)-linked, partially N-acetylated polyglucosamines, are
considered to be among the most versatile and most promising functional biopolymers …

Two novel chitosan derivatives modified with quaternary phosphonium salts were
successfully synthesized, including tricyclohexylphosphonium acetyl chitosan chloride …