Chitin/chitosan: modifications and their unlimited application potential—an overview

• Published in: Trends in food science & technology Vol. 18; no. 3; pp. 117 - 131
• Main Authors: Harish Prashanth, K.V., Tharanathan, R.N.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Elsevier Ltd 01.03.2007; Elsevier
• Subjects: acylation; agricultural wastes; biodegradability; Biological and medical sciences; biopolymers; cellulose; chitin; chitosan; Crustacea; Food industries; food processing wastes; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Marine; natural additives; packaging materials; pectins; starch; therapeutics; waste utilization; Modification; Chitin; Chitosan; Application

Use of natural biopolymers for diversified applications in life sciences has several advantages, such as availability from replenishable agricultural or marine food resources, biocompatibility, biodegradability, therefore leading to ecological safety and the possibility of preparing a variety of che...