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Enzymatic Modifications of Chitin, Chitosan, and Chitooligosaccharides
Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, 2019 Chitin and its N-deacetylated derivative chitosan are two biological polymers that have found numerous applications in recent years, but their further deployment suffers from limitations in obtaining a defined structure of the polymers using traditional ...
M. Kaczmarek +4 more
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Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.Biopolymers are sustainable, biodegradable alternatives to petroleum‐based plastics for food packaging. Its adoption is often limited by poor mechanical strength, barrier properties, and improved thermal stability through the incorporation of nanofillers.
Himakshi Baishya +2 more
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Exploiting prokaryotic chitin-binding proteins for glycan recognition [PDF]
, 2011 • The cloning, expression and characterisation of prokaryotic chitin-binding proteins from Serratia marcescens, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Photorhabdus luminescens Microfluidics and Photorhabdus asymbiotica • Development of an assay to assess the activity
Clarke, Paul A. +4 more
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Microbiome, 2021 Background Chitin ranks as the most abundant polysaccharide in the oceans yet knowledge of shifts in structure and diversity of chitin-degrading communities across marine niches is scarce.
I. Raimundo +6 more
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Transforming Cellulose Into Functional Three‐Dimensional Structures
Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.Cellulose is promising for replacing synthetic polymers due to its excellent mechanical properties and low cost. This review highlights the recent advancements in transforming cellulose into functional 3D structures, including liquid gels and porous materials.
Xia Sun +5 more
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Structural and Material Properties of Chitin Nanofibers Produced Without Deacetylation Treatment
Nano SelectDeacetylation pretreatment is commonly applied to chitin nanofibers to introduce positive charges on their surface, increasing their fibrillation efficiency in water. However, without this treatment, chitin cannot be easily disintegrated into fibers with
Yuka Tomita +4 more
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Journal of Chemistry, 2020 Chitin was chemically extracted from crab shells and then dissolved in N,N-dimethylacetamide (DMAc) solvent with lithium chloride (LiCl) at 3, 5, 7, and 10%. The concentrated chitin-DMAc/LiCl solutions were used for the preparation of chitin hydrogels by
Khoa Dang Nguyen, Takaomi Kobayashi
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Chitin modulates innate immune responses of keratinocytes. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2011 BACKGROUND: Chitin, after cellulose the second most abundant polysaccharide in nature, is an essential component of exoskeletons of crabs, shrimps and insects and protects these organisms from harsh conditions in their environment.
Barbara Koller +4 more
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Chitin and Chitosans: Characteristics, Eco-Friendly Processes, and Applications in Cosmetic Science
Marine Drugs, 2019 Huge amounts of chitin and chitosans can be found in the biosphere as important constituents of the exoskeleton of many organisms and as waste by worldwide seafood companies. Presently, politicians, environmentalists, and industrialists encourage the use
Cristina Casadidio +5 more
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Laser‐Induced Graphene from Waste Almond Shells
Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.Almond shells, an abundant agricultural by‐product, are repurposed to create a fully bioderived almond shell/chitosan composite (ASC) degradable in soil. ASC is converted into laser‐induced graphene (LIG) by laser scribing and proposed as a substrate for transient electronics.
Yulia Steksova +9 more
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