Chitin-Chitosan: Myriad Functionalities in Science and Technology (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781789234060)

Chitin is the second most abundant biopolymer after cellulose and is a resourceful copious and cheap biomaterial discovered in 1859 owing to significant industrial and technological utility. Raw chitin-chitosan resembles keratin in its biological functions. Chitin chemistry vastly developed via innate unparalleled biological features and exceptional physicochemical characters. Chitosan endures assorted chemical/physical modifications easily at free proactive functionalities, yet intact bulk properties are achieved through processing, viz., film, membrane, composite, hybrid, nanofibre, nanoparticle, hydrogel and scaffolds. Rapidly lessen bioresources signify chitosan as an option due to renewable eco-friendliness and drive embryonic myriad applications in S

Author: Rajendra Dongre
ISBN-10: 1789234069
ISBN-13: 9781789234060
Publisher: Intechopen
Language: English
Published: 07/18/2018
Pages: 382
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.78lbs
Size: 9.61h x 6.69w x 0.88d