Chitin and chitosan, naturally occurring polysaccharides, have emerged as a prominent class of biopolymers with immense potential across various scientific and industrial fields. Their unique ...

Department of Chemistry, School of Advanced Sciences, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, Tamil Nadu 632014, India ...

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Examples of usage include organic cotton wool for cushioning ... Different natural products can be used to create edible packaging, but the most effective and widely used is chitosan, a sugar made ...

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Tubeworms are long invertebrates that live underwater, each anchored to a fixed position by a tube-shaped shell made of ...

Wasteful separations, for example, were addressed through the use ... cellulose, starches and chitin can act as a source of small molecules, but they could also become the building blocks of ...

State Key Laboratory for Quality Ensurance and Sustainable Use of Dao-di Herbs, Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, ...

Department of Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Chulalongkorn University, Phayathai Road, Pathumwan, Bangkok 10330, Thailand Center of Excellence on Treatment Technology and ...