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Chitin

Known as: Chitin [Chemical/Ingredient] 
A linear polysaccharide of beta-1->4 linked units of ACETYLGLUCOSAMINE. It is the second most abundant biopolymer on earth, found especially in… Expand
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3,4,5-trimethoxybenzoylchitin6-O-sulfated carboxymethyl chitinDW 166HCN-carboxymethylchitosan-N-O-sulfate
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Review
2019
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2019
Production of bioplastic through food waste valorization.
The tremendous amount of food waste from diverse sources is an environmental burden if disposed of inappropriately. Thus… Expand
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2019
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2019
Current advancements in chitosan-based film production for food technology; A review.
Chitosan is obtained from chitin, which could be considered to be the most abundant polymer after cellulose. Owing to these… Expand
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2019
Review
2019
Chitosan oligosaccharide (COS): An overview.
The frequently studied polysaccharide, chitosan oligosaccharide/chitooligosaccharide (COS) is the major degradation product of… Expand
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2019
Review
2019
Pharmaceutical applications of chitosan.
  • Z. Shariatinia
  • Advances in colloid and interface science
  • 2019
    • Corpus ID: 56148272
Chitosan (CS) is a linear polysaccharide which is achieved by deacetylation of chitin, which is the second most plentiful… Expand
Review
2018
Review
2018
Chitosan-Based Nanomaterials for Drug Delivery
This review discusses different forms of nanomaterials generated from chitosan and its derivatives for controlled drug delivery… Expand
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2018
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2018
Cellulose-based hydrogel materials: chemistry, properties and their prospective applications
Hydrogels based on cellulose comprising many organic biopolymers including cellulose, chitin, and chitosan are the hydrophilic… Expand
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2018
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2018
Review on the Production of Polysaccharide Aerogel Particles
A detailed study of the production of polysaccharide aerogel (bio-aerogel) particles from lab to pilot scale is surveyed in this… Expand
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2018
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2018
Extraction, chemical modification and characterization of chitin and chitosan.
Chitin is the second most common polymer after cellulose in earth, existing in the shells of crustaceans like crab and shrimp… Expand
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2018
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2018
Competitive Biological Activities of Chitosan and Its Derivatives: Antimicrobial, Antioxidant, Anticancer, and Anti-Inflammatory Activities
Chitosan is obtained from alkaline deacetylation of chitin, and acetamide groups are transformed into primary amino groups during… Expand
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2018
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2018
Functional biomaterials towards flexible electronics and sensors.
Biomaterials have gained increasing attention in the fabrication of a variety of flexible electronics due to their tunable… Expand
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