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- ItemEmerging trends in the application of chitin and chitosan(Society of Fisheries Technologists(India),Cochin, 1998) Mathew, P.T.; Nair, K.G.R.; Madhavan, P.Chitin and derivatives have applications in clarification and purification, chromatography, paper, textiles, food and nutrition, photography, medicine, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, agriculture, enzyme immobilisation, fibres, films, membranes etc. Chitosan is a biodegradable cationic polyelectrolyte which can be used as haemostatic agent, wound dressing, membrane for dialysis, anticholesterolemic dietary supplement and in controlled delivery of drugs. It is a lipid binding food additive. Oral administration of chitosan leads to partial hydrolysis and generation of D glucosamine. A review of the emerging trends in the applications is made in this paper.
- ItemRecent trends in the use of chitin, chitosan and their derivatives(Cochin University of Science and Technology, 1998) Mathew, P.T.; Nair, K.G.R.More than 1.25 lakh tonnes of crustacean waste is available for disposal from the shell fish processing industry in India anually. Chitin, polymer of (1-4) N-acetyl 0-glucosamine occurs in shell fish, clams, oysters, sqwd, fungi and infesects. Technologies are available in India and abroad for extraction of chitin and conversion of it to chitosan and other derivatives. The current interest in chitin, chitosan and their derivatives is related to the possibilities for their biological and biotechnological applications. Chitin and chitosan have applications in textile, paper, pharmaceuticals, food and cosmetics, having potential to consume sizeable quantities of chitin and chitosan.European countries viz.Italy,Germany and France have pioneered in several valuable applications of chitin and its derivatives in pharmaceuticals and cosmetics. A review of important applications are given in this paper.