CHITIN AND CHITOSAN FOR VERSATILE APPLICATIONS

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Pradip Kumar Dutta · Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology

Manish Ravikumar · University of Kentucky

Joydeep Dutta · Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya

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ABSTRACT Chitin and chitosan are versatile polymers, where the interest in chitosan is due to the large variety of useful forms that are commercially available or can be made available. Chitin basically is obtained from prawn/crab shells; chemical treatment of chitin produces chitosan. This article surveys applications of chitin and chitosan in various industrial and biomedical fields.

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Nanocomposite Films for Food Packaging Advanced Drug Delivery Systems Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications

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Published in: Journal of macromolecular science. Part C, Reviews in macromolecular chemistry and physics/Journal of macromolecular science. Reviews in macromolecular chemistry and physics

Volume 42, Issue 3, pp. 307-354

DOI: 10.1081/mc-120006451

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