Chitin is the second most abundant biopolymer and functions as the main structural
component in a variety of living organisms. In nature, chitin rarely occurs in a pure form, but …

Marine resources have tremendous potential for developing high-value biomaterials. The
last decade has seen an increasing number of biomaterials that originate from marine …

Chitin derived from the seafood wastes such as waste crab, shrimp and lobster shells is
abundant and renewable, and will become one of the most important chemical raw …

Various researchers are currently working on nanotechnology especially in medicine and
further more specifically in drug delivery. Wide ranges of materials are under examination …

Abstract Chitin (CT), the well-known natural biopolymer and chitosan (CS)(bio-based or
“artificial polymer”) are non-toxic, biodegradable and biocompatible in nature. The …

The biological material, chitin, is present in nature in three allomorphic forms: α, β and γ.
Whereas most studies have dealt with α-and β-chitin, only few investigations have focused …

Utilization of polymers as biomaterials has greatly impacted the advancement of modern
medicine. Specifically, polymeric biomaterials that are biodegradable provide the significant …

Chitin and chitosan based nanocomposite scaffolds have been widely used for bone tissue
engineering. These chitin and chitosan based scaffolds were reinforced with …

Biopolymers like cellulose, polysaccharides, chitosan, starch, chitin, and alginates have
sparked an increasing curiosity in creating natural replacements for synthetic polymers …

It has been demonstrated that nanostructured materials, compared with conventional
materials, may promote greater amounts of specific protein interactions, thereby more …