Crustacean waste-derived chitosan: Antioxidant properties and future perspective

M Muthu, J Gopal, S Chun, AJP Devadoss, N Hasan… - Antioxidants, 2021 - mdpi.com
Chitosan is obtained from chitin that in turn is recovered from marine crustacean wastes. The
recovery methods and their varying types and the advantages of the recovery methods are …

Chitosan: An overview of biological activities, derivatives, properties, and current advancements in biomedical applications.

GI Edo, E Yousif, MH Al-Mashhadani - Carbohydrate Research, 2024 - Elsevier
The second and most often utilized natural polymer is chitosan (CS), a naturally existing
amino polysaccharide that is produced by deacetylating chitin. Numerous applications have …

A review of the chemical extraction of chitosan from shrimp wastes and prediction of factors affecting chitosan yield by using an artificial neural network

A Hosney, S Ullah, K Barčauskaitė - Marine Drugs, 2022 - mdpi.com
There are two viable options to produce shrimp shells as by-product waste, either within the
shrimp production phases or when the shrimp are peeled before cooking by the end user …

[HTML][HTML] Innovation from waste with biomass-derived chitin and chitosan as green and sustainable polymer: A review

J Chakravarty, TA Edwards - Energy Nexus, 2022 - Elsevier
The need for developing renewable materials to reduce the reliance on fossil fuels as a
feedstock for a wide variety of uses is becoming increasingly widely acknowledged in …

Physicochemical properties and functional characteristics of ecologically extracted shrimp chitosans with different organic acids during demineralization step

A El-Araby, L El Ghadraoui, F Errachidi - Molecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
The current study aims to develop eco-friendly and economical chitosans with a wide range
of applications using organic acids for shrimp shells demineralization. Chitosan samples …

Therapeutic applications of sustainable new chitosan derivatives and its nanocomposites: Fabrication and characterization

NG Kandile, MES Ahmed, MI Mohamed… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Chitosan (CS) is a biologically active biopolymer used in different medical applications due
to its biodegradability, biocompatibility, and nontoxicity. Nanotechnology is an exciting and …

Environment friendly biomass composite aerogel with reinforced mechanical properties for thermal insulation and flame retardancy application

T Deng, H Li, Y Li, C Jiang, Y He… - Polymer Engineering …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Biomass aerogels have attracted wide attention due to their excellent thermal insulation
properties, but their low mechanical strength and high susceptibility to combustion limit their …

Chitosan based architectures as biomedical carriers

PP Sharma, S Bhardwaj, A Sethi, VK Goel… - Carbohydrate …, 2022 - Elsevier
In the recent past, chitosan demonstrated intriguing applications in the different domains of
biomedical science, probably due to its biodegradability, biocompatibility, minimal toxicity …

Strategies to Prepare Chitin and Chitosan-Based Bioactive Structures Aided by Deep Eutectic Solvents: A Review

DA Durante-Salmerón, I Fraile-Gutiérrez… - Catalysts, 2024 - mdpi.com
Chitin and chitosan, abundant biopolymers derived from the shells of crustaceans and the
cell walls of fungi, have garnered considerable attention in pharmaceutical circles due to …

Feasibility study on optimizing chitosan extraction and characterization from shrimp biowaste via acidic demineralization

A Hosney, M Urbonavičius, Š Varnagiris… - Biomass Conversion …, 2024 - Springer
Utilizing a large portion of shrimp biowaste into valuable materials such as chitosan is one of
the most required actions to sustain shrimp waste and promote green deal targets and …