Chitin-based materials are one of the most promising abundant polysaccharide biopolymers
for developing constructs with advanced functions due to their unique properties; especially …

Bacterial infections are a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. In spite of
great advances in biomaterials research and development, a significant proportion of …

Three marine sources of chitin from Tunisia were investigated. Structural differences
between α-chitin from shrimp (Penaeus kerathurus) waste, crab (Carcinus mediterraneus) …

Chitin in the α and the β forms has been extracted from different marine crustacean from the
Arabian Gulf. The contents of the various exoskeletons have been analyzed and the percent …

Chitin is a value-oriented mucopolysaccharide natural source that found its application in
various biomedical fields. The primary source of chitin mass production is the tons and tons …

This review depicts the exposure of chitin and chitosan base multifunctional nanomaterial
composites for promising applications in field of biomedical science structure, synthesis as …

In this article, carboxymethyl chitosan (CMC) and (3-carboxypropyl) trimethylammonium
chloride (CPTC) were used as raw materials to prepare an antibacterial cotton fabric with …

Bacterial colonisation of synthetic materials surfaces is an important problem in many fields
and consequently there have been considerable efforts over many decades to find solutions …

Postharvest shrimp is highly susceptible to both microbiological spoilage and endogenous
enzymatic browning, so it should be preserved properly using effective and appropriate …

Medical-grade polyvinyl chloride was coated by polysaccharides through a novel
physicochemical approach. An initial surface activation was performed foremost via diffuse …