Characterization and thermal properties of chitosan/agar blends hydrogel membranes / Faiezah Hashim, Nor Hafizah Che Ismail and Mohd Lias Kamal by Che Ismail, Nor Hafizah, Kamal, Mohd Lias

“…Nowadays, the main sources of chitosan are crab and shrimp shell. As the combination of properties of chitosan such as water binding capacity, fat binding capacity, bioactivity, biodegrability, and antifungal activity, chitosan and its modified analogs have shown many applications in medicine, cosmetics, agriculture, biochemical separation systems, tissue engineering, biomaterials and drug controlled release systems. …”
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