Chitin and chitosan : properties and applications /
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Hoboken, NJ :
Wiley,
2020.
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| Series: | Wiley series in renewable resources.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. Sources of chitin and chitosan and their isolation -- Methods of isolating chitin from sponges (Porifera) -- Physicochemical properties of chitosan and its degradation products -- New developments in the analysis of partially acetylated chitosan polymers and oligomers -- Chitosan-based hydrogels -- Beneficial health effects of chitin and chitosan -- Antimicrobial properties of chitin and chitosan -- Enzymes for modification of chitin and chitosan -- Chitin and chitosan as source of biobased building blocks and chemicals -- Chemical and enzymatic modification of chitosan to produce new functional materials with improved properties -- Chitosan-based drug delivery systems -- The application of chitin and its derivatives for the design of advanced medical devices -- Food applications of chitosan and derivatives -- Potential of chitosans in the development of edible food packaging -- The use of chitosan based nanoformulations for controlling fungi during storage of horticultural commodities -- Chitosan application in textile processing and fabric coating -- Chitin and chitosan for water purification -- Chitosan for sensors and electrochemical applications -- Marketing and regulations of chitin and chitosan from insects. |
| ISBN: | 9781119450467 1119450462 9781119450498 1119450497 |