Chitin and Chitosan of Molecules: Versatile Ecological, Industrial, and Biomedical Applications
A special issue of Molecules (ISSN 1420-3049). This special issue belongs to the section "Applied Chemistry".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 March 2022) | Viewed by 3334
Special Issue Editors
Interests: chitin; chitosan
Interests: polymer chemistry; nanomaterials; nanosensors; catalysts; wastewater treatment; nanomedicine
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Dear Colleagues,
Chitin as a polymer is one of the most abundant element of marine environment and comes after cellulose on Earth. Chitosan is a product of natural polysaccharide chitin to remove part of the acetyl group. It has many physiological functions such as biodegradability, biocompatibility, non-toxicity, anti-cancer, lipid-lowering, immunity enhancement, etc. It is widely used in food additives, textiles, agriculture, environmental protection, beauty care, cosmetics, antibacterial agents, medical fibers, medical dressings, artificial tissue materials and other fields.
It gives us immense pleasure to announce this Special Issue of ‘Chitin and Chitosan of Molecules: Versatile Ecological, Industrial, and Biomedical Applications’. The goal of this special issue is to provide a platform for scientists and academicians all over the world to promote, share, and discuss various new issues and developments in chemistry, environmental, biotechnology and biomedical aspects of chitin and chitosan
In this special issue, we intend to invite front-line researchers and authors to submit original research and review articles on exploring Chitin and Chitosan, relevance of chitosan-based formulations and composites in the design and fabrication of medical devices, drug delivery systems, food packaging, and water purification systems.
Potential topics include but are not limited to the following:
- New Methods in Chitin, Chitosan and Oligosaccharides Production
- Advances in Organic Chemistry of Chitin and Chitosan
- Advances in Physical Chemistry of Chitin and Chitosan
- Chitin and Chitosan interactions with other molecular species
- Chitosan-based nanocomposite for drug delivery
- Chitosan-based material for gene delivery.
- Chitosan/chitin-carbonaceous material composites for the adsorption of water pollutants
- Chitosan-based systems for medical devices, and food packaging.
- New and upcoming chitosan-based products and markets
- Structure–property relationships in composites based on chitosan;
- Chitosan-based systems for environmental applications.
- Recent advancements in applications of chitosan-based biomaterials for skin tissue engineering.
Dr. Santosh Kumar
Dr. Sadanand Pandey
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- Chitosan
- Nanoparticles
- Biodegradable polymers
- Smart Nanocomposites
- Multifunctional interfaces
- Adsorption
- Antimicrobial activity
- Coatings
- functionality
- Hydrogels
- Nanocapsules
- Drug delivery
- Gene delivery
- Advanced polymer composites
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