Electrospun nanofibers with structural and functional advantages have drawn much
attention due to their potential applications for active food packaging. The traditional role of …

Chitosan the second most abundant next to cellulose, naturally occurring amino
polysaccharide, derived as a deacetylated form of chitin. Its nontoxic, biocompatible …

The mechanical properties of electrospun fibers play an important role in determining their
applications. Most of the reported literature measures the mechanical properties of …

Derived from chitin, chitosan is a unique biopolymer that exhibits outstanding properties,
beside biocompatibility and biodegradability. Most of these peculiar properties arise from the …

Electrospinning has been used for decades to generate nano-fibres via an electrically
charged jet of polymer solution. This process is established on a spinning technique, using …

Chitosan is a kind of polysaccharide cationic polymer, which has excellent biocompatibility,
biodegradability and biological activity. In recent years, chitosan has been widely used as …

Proton-conducting mixed matrix membranes (PC-MMMs) have received considerable
interest as promising materials that combine the properties of, and create synergism from …

Chitin is the second most important natural polymer in the world. The main sources exploited
are two marine crustaceans, shrimp and crabs. Our objective is to appraise the state of the …

Current strategies to treat chronic wounds offer limited relief to the 7.75 million patients who
suffer from burns or chronic skin ulcers. Thus, as long as chronic wounds remain a global …

Chitin and its deacetylated derivative, chitosan, are non-toxic, antibacterial, biodegradable
and biocompatible biopolymers. Due to these properties, they are widely used for …