Aternative solutions are needed to improve animal health and immunity with insect products showing promising results.

The global chitosan market is moderately fragmented with a blend of global chemical giants, specialized biotech firms, and innovative startups. Key players are expanding their production capacities, ...

Strawberries could get an extended shelf life thanks to a new edible coating. Fruit coated with the biofilm lost less weight ...

Rinaudo, M. (2006) Chitin and Chitosan Properties and Applications. Progress in Polymer Science, 31, 603-632.

In this study, chitin and chitosan were respectively added to PCL and mixed to prepare an electrospinning precursor solution. Electrospinning [1] was employed to create chitin/PCL and chitosan/PCL ...

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 ...

Chitin provides structure to the exoskeletons of crustaceans (e.g., lobster, shrimp, crab), certain insects, and fungi cell walls. Chitosan results from a chemical reaction in which chitin is broken ...

Chitosan is a naturally occurring biopolymer derived from chitin which is seen commonly in arthropods. Chitosan nanoparticles are the latest in the trend of nanoparticles used in dentistry and are ...

A lesser-known rich source of dietary fiber called chitin, found in crustaceans, insects, and mushrooms, may aid digestion and help promote weight loss, a study found.

It contains lots of Chitin and can be utilized. The experiments had proved that we can gain good Chitin if the pupa skin soaked in HCl of 6% so as to remove inorganic salts, de-colored by KMnO 4 of ...