Advances in Chitin/Chitosan-Based Polymer Materials
A special issue of Polymers (ISSN 2073-4360). This special issue belongs to the section "Biobased and Biodegradable Polymers".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 May 2022) | Viewed by 30543
Special Issue Editors
Interests: chitin; chitosan; food processing; polysaccharide
2. Hughes Biotechnology Co. Ltd., Taipei 110, Taiwan
Interests: food chemistry; biopolymers; food processing; nutrikinetics
Interests: biomaterials; drug delivery; tissue engineering
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
We are inviting submissions to a Special Issue of the journal Polymers on “Advances in Chitin/Chitosan-Based Polymer Materials”. A growing body of research focuses on exploring novel polymer materials, which has a rising demand for using low toxicity and biocompatible substances. Chitin and chitosan are well-known biopolymers with unique properties and a broad array of functions, which meets the need for development in practical applications. Therefore, they have been used in many fields, such as biomedicine, agriculture, food and nutrition, water purification, papermaking, textiles, etc. The challenges in developing novel chitin/chitosan-based materials may include the construction of polymer matrix composites, modification of the physical and chemical structure, surface functionalization, as well as the exploration of further applications.
We welcome authors to contribute original research as well review articles with novelty, related to polymer materials research based on chitin, chitosan and its derivatives, or composites.
Prof. Dr. Min-Lang Tsai
Prof. Dr. Shang-Ta Wang
Prof. Dr. Er-Yuan Chuang
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- chitin
- chitosan
- biocompatible polymers
- biodegradable polymers
- hydrogel
- scaffold
- composite
- chemical modification
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