Applications of chitosan in food, pharmaceuticals, medicine, cosmetics, agriculture, textiles, pulp and paper, biotechnology, and environmental chemistry
Chitosan is a biopolymer obtained from chitin, one of the most abundant and renewable
materials on Earth. Chitin is a primary component of cell walls in fungi, the exoskeletons of …
materials on Earth. Chitin is a primary component of cell walls in fungi, the exoskeletons of …
Hydrophilicity and hydrophobicity consideration of organic surfactant compounds: Effect of alkyl chain length on corrosion protection
Organic compounds have been recognized as one of the utmost operative corrosion
protective measures. However, their usage and synthesis are allied with the consumption …
protective measures. However, their usage and synthesis are allied with the consumption …
Chitosan: an update on potential biomedical and pharmaceutical applications
Chitosan is a natural polycationic linear polysaccharide derived from chitin. The low
solubility of chitosan in neutral and alkaline solution limits its application. Nevertheless …
solubility of chitosan in neutral and alkaline solution limits its application. Nevertheless …
Control of biofilm formation: antibiotics and beyond
Biofilm-associated bacteria are less sensitive to antibiotics than free-living (planktonic) cells.
Furthermore, with variations in the concentration of antibiotics throughout a biofilm, microbial …
Furthermore, with variations in the concentration of antibiotics throughout a biofilm, microbial …
Chitosan-based biomaterials: insights into chemistry, properties, devices, and their biomedical applications
Chitosan is a marine-origin polysaccharide obtained from the deacetylation of chitin, the
main component of crustaceans' exoskeleton, and the second most abundant in nature …
main component of crustaceans' exoskeleton, and the second most abundant in nature …
Polymeric surfactants: synthesis, properties, and links to applications
It is well-known that surfactants are molecules able to modify the surface properties of the
liquid in which they are introduced (usually water). The simultaneous presence of both …
liquid in which they are introduced (usually water). The simultaneous presence of both …
Polysaccharide-based nanoparticles by chitosan and gum arabic polyelectrolyte complexation as carriers for curcumin
This study developed the polysaccharide-based nanoparticles by the polyelectrolyte
complexation between chitosan (CS) and gum arabic (GA) as novel delivery systems for …
complexation between chitosan (CS) and gum arabic (GA) as novel delivery systems for …
Fundamentals and applications of chitosan
N Morin-Crini, E Lichtfouse, G Torri, G Crini - … agriculture reviews 35: chitin …, 2019 - Springer
Chitosan is a biopolymer obtained from chitin, one of the most abundant and renewable
material on Earth. Chitin is a primary component of cell walls in fungi, the exoskeletons of …
material on Earth. Chitin is a primary component of cell walls in fungi, the exoskeletons of …
Synthesis and adsorption application of succinyl-grafted chitosan for the simultaneous removal of zinc and cationic dye from binary hazardous mixtures
In this work, a grafted (with carboxylic groups) chitosan material was synthesized and the
adsorption mechanism of a basic dye (Remarcyl Red TGL denoted as CR) and a heavy …
adsorption mechanism of a basic dye (Remarcyl Red TGL denoted as CR) and a heavy …
[HTML][HTML] Biomedical Activity of Chitin/Chitosan Based Materials—Influence of Physicochemical Properties Apart from Molecular Weight and Degree of N-Acetylation
The physicochemical nature of chitin and chitosan, which influences the biomedical activity
of these compounds, is strongly related to the source of chitin and the conditions of the …
of these compounds, is strongly related to the source of chitin and the conditions of the …