Advances in Marine Chitin and Chitosan
A special issue of Marine Drugs (ISSN 1660-3397).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 September 2014) | Viewed by 265176
Special Issue Editors
Interests: hydrogels and other biopolymers
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Interests: chemical modification of chitin and chitosan and their biomedical applications; biodegradable polymer; bio-based polymer
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The now considerable research history on chitin started in the 1970s. Since the 1980s, chitin research has progressed significantly over several stages in both fundamental and industrial fields. However, current overviews in recent publications involving chitin and chitosan research advances appear lacking. With the opening of this Special Issue, Advances in Marine Chitin and Chitosan in Marine Drugs, we plan to produce a strong, very exciting issue that will encompass breakthroughs in high value, scientific and industrial chitin and chitosan research.
We look forward very much to your input.
Dr. Hitoshi Sashiwa,
Prof. Dr. David Harding,
Guest Editors
Manuscript Submission Information
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Keywords
- chitin
- chitosan
- chito-oligosaccharide
- glucosamine
- N-acetyl-D-glucosamine
- chemical modification
- controlled drug delivery
- hydrogels
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