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Extraction of Nanochitin from Marine Resources and Fabrication of Polymer Nanocomposites: Recent Advances

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International and Inter University Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala 686560, India
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Research and Post Graduate Department of Chemistry, Bishop Moore College, Mavelikara, Kerala 690110, India
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Plant Lipids Pvt. Ltd., Cochin, Kerala 682311, India
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Institute of Biophysics of Russian Academy of Science, Siberian Federal University, 660041 Krasnoyarsk, Russia
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Institute of Interdisciplinary Research on Environment and Materials (IPREM), Université de Pau et des Pays de l’Adour, E2S UPPA, CNRS, IPREM, 64600 Anglet, France
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School of Energy Materials, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala 686560, India
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Polymers 2020, 12(8), 1664; https://doi.org/10.3390/polym12081664
Received: 16 May 2020 / Revised: 15 July 2020 / Accepted: 20 July 2020 / Published: 27 July 2020
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Marine Polymeric Materials and Biomimetics)
Industrial sea food residues, mainly crab and shrimp shells, are considered to be the most promising and abundant source of chitin. In-depth understanding of the biological properties of chitin and scientific advancements in the field of nanotechnology have enabled the development of high-performance chitin nanomaterials. Nanoscale chitin is of great economic value as an efficient functional and reinforcement material for a wide range of applications ranging from water purification to tissue engineering. The use of polymers and nanochitin to produce (bio) nanocomposites offers a good opportunity to prepare bioplastic materials with enhanced functional and structural properties. Most processes for nanochitin isolation rely on the use of chemical, physical or mechanical methods. Chitin-based nanocomposites are fabricated by various methods, involving electrospinning, freeze drying, etc. This review discusses the progress and new developments in the isolation and physico-chemical characterization of chitin; it also highlights the processing of nanochitin in various composite and functional materials. View Full-Text
Keywords: nanochitin; biodegradable; marine; reinforcement; polysaccharides nanochitin; biodegradable; marine; reinforcement; polysaccharides
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Joseph, B.; Mavelil Sam, R.; Balakrishnan, P.; J. Maria, H.; Gopi, S.; Volova, T.; C. M. Fernandes, S.; Thomas, S. Extraction of Nanochitin from Marine Resources and Fabrication of Polymer Nanocomposites: Recent Advances. Polymers 2020, 12, 1664. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym12081664

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Joseph B, Mavelil Sam R, Balakrishnan P, J. Maria H, Gopi S, Volova T, C. M. Fernandes S, Thomas S. Extraction of Nanochitin from Marine Resources and Fabrication of Polymer Nanocomposites: Recent Advances. Polymers. 2020; 12(8):1664. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym12081664

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Joseph, Blessy, Rubie Mavelil Sam, Preetha Balakrishnan, Hanna J. Maria, Sreeraj Gopi, Tatiana Volova, Susana C. M. Fernandes, and Sabu Thomas. 2020. "Extraction of Nanochitin from Marine Resources and Fabrication of Polymer Nanocomposites: Recent Advances" Polymers 12, no. 8: 1664. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym12081664

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