Crab vs. Mushroom: A Review of Crustacean and Fungal Chitin in Wound Treatment
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DOI: 10.3390/md18010064
Abstract: Chitin and its derivative chitosan are popular constituents in wound-treatment technologies due to their nanoscale fibrous morphology and attractive biomedical properties that accelerate healing and reduce scarring. These abundant natural polymers found in arthropod exoskeletons… read more here.
Keywords: chitin; derived chitin; biomedical properties; wound treatment ... See more keywords