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Functional Characterization of Chitin and Chitosan

I. Aranaz, Marian Mengíbar, Ruth Harris, Inés Paños, B. Miralles, N. Acosta, G. Galed, Á. Heras

2009.5.1Current Chemical Biology

DOI: 10.2174/2212796810903020203

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A functional characterization of chitin and chitosan regarding some biological properties and some specific applications (drug delivery, tissue engineering, functional food, food preservative, biocatalyst immobilization, wastewater treatment, molecular imprinting and metal nanocomposites) is presented.

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ARANAZ, I., et al. Functional characterization of chitin and chitosan. Current Chemical Biology, 2009, 3: 203–230.