A preface to the chitosan—biopolymer, its origin, and properties

Josue Juarez; Mario Almada; Jaime Ibarra; David Encinas-Basurto; Marco Antonio López-Mata

doi:10.1016/B978-0-443-21891-0.00001-9

A preface to the chitosan—biopolymer, its origin, and properties

Josue Juarez, Mario Almada, Jaime Ibarra, David Encinas-Basurto, Marco Antonio López-Mata

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Abstract

Biopolymers have played different and important roles in human history. First, these macromolecules were used as raw materials to cover primary necessities. Nowadays, the uses and applications of biopolymers (proteins, nucleic acids, and polysaccharides) are broad, encompassing various fields of science, industry, and technology. Among polysaccharides, chitosan is of great interest in the fields of material science, chemistry, engineering, agriculture, medicine, and pharmacology, to the development of novel functional materials and devices.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Chitosan-Based Hybrid Nanomaterials
Publisher	Elsevier
Pages	3-23
Number of pages	21
ISBN (Electronic)	9780443218910
ISBN (Print)	9780443218927
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-443-21891-0.00001-9
State	Published - 1 Jan 2024

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Keywords

Biopolymers
chitin
chitosan
macromolecules
polysacharides

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