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Advances in Marine Chitin and Chitosan

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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

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Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Marine Drugs is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2900 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

Keywords

chitin
chitosan
chito-oligosaccharide
glucosamine
N-acetyl-D-glucosamine
chemical modification
controlled drug delivery
hydrogels

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