Chitin and chitosan are considerably versatile and promising biomaterials. The deacetylated
chitin derivative chitosan is a useful and interesting bioactive polymer. Despite its …

Chitosan is one of the most abundant natural polymer worldwide, and due to its inherent
characteristics, its use in industrial processes has been extensively explored. Because it is …

Two hundred years ago, Henri Braconnot described a polysaccharide containing a
substantial percent of nitrogen, later to be called chitin: that discovery stemmed from …

Mercury is a toxic environmental element, so it was necessary to prepare a new, highly
efficient, cheap sorbent to remove it. A mesoporous thioacetamide/chitosan (MTA/CS) was …

Deacetylation of chitin affords chitosan, a polymer, widely studied for its pharmaceutical and
nonpharmaceutical applications. The hurdle in comprehending these applications is its …

Providing comprehensive coverage of the biological activities and industrial applications of
Chitin, Chitosan, oligosaccharides, and their derivatives, this book presents a balance of …

In this paper, chitosan was reacted with monochloroacetic acid under alkaline conditions to
prepare carboxymethyl chitosan. A 2 3 full-factorial central composite design was applied to …

The growing requirement for clean potable water requires sustainable methods of
eliminating heavy metal ions and other organic contaminants. Herein, we synthesized a …

Developing an oral nano-based delivery system for diabetes combines the desirable patient
compliance of oral delivery with the tunable physicochemical features of nano-systems …

Although nanotechnology-driven drug delivery systems are relatively new, they are rapidly
evolving since the nanomaterials are deployed as effective means of diagnosis and delivery …