Chitin is one of the most diverse and naturally occurring biopolymers, and it is mainly
present in crustaceans, insects, and fungi. Chitosan is derived from chitin by deacetylation …

Food manufacturing generates a considerable amount of leftovers. Garbage disposal could
cause environmental and ecological issues. Nevertheless, it is often possible to convert …

Bone defect is usually difficult to recover quickly, and bone scaffold transplantation is
considered to be an effective method. Biomaterials have a wide range of application …

Background Crabs are one of the most diverse groups of crustaceans. Both fresh and
marine crabs are an excellent source of many nutrients that are important for human health …

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 …

Chitosan (Ch), a linear cationic biopolymer, has broad medical applications. In this paper,
new sustainable hydrogels (Ch-3, Ch-5 a, Ch-5 b) based on chitosan/sulfonamide …

Isolation of chitin from shrimp shell waste using chemical process is a well-adopted
industrial practice due to its short process time and efficiency in removing both minerals and …

Oral delivery of chitosan-coated artesunate (CPA) has been proven to be effective at
preventing ulcerative colitis (UC) in mice. However, the anti-inflammatory mechanism is not …

Chitosan is a cationic polysaccharide derived from chitin deacetylation. This polysaccharide
and its oligosaccharides have many biological activities and can be used in several fields …

This is the first report on the physicochemical properties of chitin obtained from gills of the
king crab Paralithodes camtschaticus. In the present study, we investigated the chemical …