Chitin fulfilling a biomaterials promise

• Main Author: Khor, Eugene
• Corporate Author: ScienceDirect (Online service)
• Format: Electronic Book
• Language: English
• Published: Amsterdam New York Elsevier Science Ltd. 2001
• Subjects: Chitin > Biotechnology; Biomedical materials; Biocompatibility; Chitin > pharmacology; Chitin > therapeutic use; Biocompatible Materials > pharmacology; Biocompatible Materials > therapeutic use

So far little has been discussed on the groundwork necessary for chitin to claim its rightful place as a biomaterial. This book aims to describe the factors necessary to standardize chitin processing and characterization. It attempts to capture the essential interplay between chitin's assets an...