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Chitin
Fulfilling a Biomaterials Promise
2nd Edition - June 12, 2014
Author: Eugene Khor
Language: English
Hardback ISBN:9780080999395
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eBook ISBN:9780080999401
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The second edition of Chitin underscores the important factors for standardizing chitin processing and characterization. It captures the essential interplay between chitin's assets…Read more
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The second edition of Chitin underscores the important factors for standardizing chitin processing and characterization. It captures the essential interplay between chitin's assets and limitations as a biomaterial, placing the past promises of chitin in perspective, addressing its present realities and offering insight into what is required to realize chitin's destiny (including its derivative, chitosan) as a biomaterial of the twenty-first century. This book is an ideal guide for both industrialists and researchers with a vested interest in commercializing chitin.
An update on the research since 2001 as it pertains to the biomaterials and biomedical applications of chitin and chitosan
An expanded discussion on positioning chitin and chitosan for biomedical applications
Presents regulatory aspects of chitin and chitosan
Major Research Universities, Research Institutes, and Research Centers
No. of pages: 154
Language: English
Edition: 2
Published: June 12, 2014
Imprint: Elsevier
Hardback ISBN: 9780080999395
eBook ISBN: 9780080999401
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Eugene Khor
Dr. Eugene Khor, Chiticore Enterprises Inc. Victoria, Canada.