Handbook of Chitin and Chitosan

The Handbook of Chitin and Chitosan: Chitin and Chitosan Based Polymer Materials for Various Applications, Volume Three, is a must-read for polymer chemists, physicists and engineers interested in the development of ecofriendly micro and nanostructured functional materials based on chitin and their various applications. The book addresses their isolation, preparation and properties and their composites, nanomaterials, manufacturing and characterizations. This is the third of three volumes in a series that contains the latest on the major applications of chitin and chitosan based IPN’s, blends, gels, composites and nanocomposites, including environmental remediation, biomedical applications and smart material applications.

• Provides a comprehensive overview of Chitin and Chitosan materials, from their synthesis and nanomaterials, to their manufacture and applications
• Volume Three focuses on the applications of Chitin and Chitosan
• Includes contributions from leading researchers across the globe and from industry, academia, government and private research institutions
• Highlights current status and future opportunities

Polymer chemists, engineers and technologists. Researchers, graduates and postgraduates in the fields of materials science, biomaterials and medicines. Biomedical scientists, bioengineers and chemical engineers with an interest in polysaccharides

1. Polymer blends, IPN’s, gels, composites and nanocomposite from chitin and chitosan; manufacturing, and applications

2. Chemically modified chitin and chitosan as biomaterials

3. Chitin and chitosan-based hybrid nanocomposites for supercapacitors

4. Investigation into the functional properties of cotton, wool and denim textile materials finished with chitosan and the use of chitosan in textile-reinforced composites and medical textiles

5. Chitin blends, IPN’s, gels, composites and nanocomposites for adsorption systems: environmental remediation and protein purification

6. Chitin and chitosan based blends, composites and nanocomposite for packaging applications

7. Fundamentals of chitosan for biomedical applications

8. Electrospun chitosan materials and their potential use as scaffolds for bone and cartilage tissue engineering

9. Injectable polymeric gels based on chitosan and chitin for biomedical applications

10. Preparation and application of Biomimetic and bioinspired membranes based on chitosan

11. Chitin, chitosan microgels and nanogels for drug delivery applications

12. Chitin- and chitosan-based Oleogels: Rheological and thermal behavior modifications.

13. Chitosan as biomaterial in drug delivery and tissue engineering

14. Biomedical applications of carboxymethyl chitosan

15. Biomedical exploitation of chitin and chitosan-based matrices via ionic liquid processing

16. Chitin and Chitosan Composites for Bone Tissue Regeneration

17. Drug delivery and tissue engineering applications of chitosan based biomaterial systems

18. Future aspects of biomedical applications of chitin and chitosan in diseases associated with oxidative stress

19. Immunomodulatory activities of chitin and chitosan microparticles

20. Chitosan and chitin-based composites for food packaging applications

21. Modified release properties of gluthathione-based chitosan films: physical and functional characterization

22. Chitosan materials as templates for essential oils

23. Chitosan: A potential biopolymer for wound management

24. Chitin and Chitosan as Promising Immunostimulant for Aquaculture

25. Chitosan based materials for wastewater treatment