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Journal of Macromolecular Science, Part C
Polymer Reviews
Volume 42, 2002 - Issue 3
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CHITIN AND CHITOSAN FOR VERSATILE APPLICATIONS

Pradip Kumar Dutta Chemistry Section, Department of Applied Sciences & Humanities, Motilal Nehru Regional Engineering College, Allahabad, 211004, IndiaCorrespondence[email protected]
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M. N. V. Ravikumar Department of Preventive Medicine & Environmental Health, University of Kentucky Medical Center, Lexington, KY, 40507, U.S.A.
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Joydeep Dutta School of Chemical Sciences, D. A. University, Indore, 452 001, India
Pages 307-354 | Published online: 07 Feb 2007
 
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ABSTRACT

Chitin and chitosan are versatile polymers, where the interest in chitosan is due to the large variety of useful forms that are commercially available or can be made available. Chitin basically is obtained from prawn/crab shells; chemical treatment of chitin produces chitosan. This article surveys applications of chitin and chitosan in various industrial and biomedical fields.

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