TY - CHAP AU - Ilona Latańska AU - Piotr Rosiak AU - Paulina Paul AU - Witold Sujka AU - Beata Kolesińska ED - Mohammed Berrada Y1 - 2021-02-02 PY - 2021 T1 - Modulating the Physicochemical Properties of Chitin and Chitosan as a Method of Obtaining New Biological Properties of Biodegradable Materials N2 - Chitin and Chitosan - Physicochemical Properties and Industrial Applications provides an overview of the extraction, modification, characterization, and application of chitin and chitosan derivatives from crustacean byproducts and their physicochemical properties. It presents and explains important studies and develops new and innovative methods of biological and physicochemical analysis in the fields of organic and mineral environmental pollution, corrosion inhibitors, drug delivery systems, superabsorbent materials, nanotechnology, textiles, biotechnology, and biomedical sciences. BT - Chitin and Chitosan SP - Ch. 7 UR - https://doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.95815 DO - 10.5772/intechopen.95815 SN - 978-1-78984-425-2 PB - IntechOpen CY - Rijeka Y2 - 2024-04-16 ER -