Chitosan: A Natural Biopolymer with a Wide and Varied Range of Applications
Although chitin is of the most available biopolymers on Earth its uses and applications are limited due to its low solubility. The deacetylation of chitin leads to chitosan. This biopolymer, composed of randomly distributed β-(1-4)-linked D-units, has better physicochemical properties due to the fac...
Main Authors: | Carmen P. Jiménez-Gómez, Juan Antonio Cecilia |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2020-09-01
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Series: | Molecules |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/25/17/3981 |
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