BookGrégorio Crini, Eric Lichtfouse, editors.
Summary: This book reviews recent research and applications of chitin and chitosan, as natural alternatives of fossil fuel products, in medicine and pharmacy, agriculture, food science and water treatment. Chitin and chitosan products are polysaccharides derived from food waste of crustaceans and fungi, and thus are cheap, abundant, sustainable, non-toxic, recyclable and biocompatible. Remarkable applications include food additives and preservation, packaging materials, biopesticides and fertilisers, drug delivery, tissue engineering, bioflocculation and dye removal.
Contents:
Preface
Chapter 1. Nutritional and Additive Uses of Chitin and Chitosan in the Food Industry
Chapter 2. Chitosan for Seafood Processing and Preservation
Chapter 3. Applications of Chitosan as Food Packaging Materials
Chapter 4. Applications of Chitin in Agriculture
Chapter 5. Chitosan-Based Hydrogels
Chapter 6. Chitin and Chitosan in Drug Delivery
Chapter 7. Application of Chitosan-Based Formulations in Controlled Drug Delivery
Chapter 8. Design of Nano-Chitosans for Tissue Engineering and Molecular Delivery
Chapter 9. Chitosan for Direct Bioflocculation Processes
Chapter 10. Cross-linked Chitosan Hydrogels for Dye Removal.