Journal Article10.1016/J.PROGPOLYMSCI.2006.06.001
Chitin and chitosan: Properties and applications
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TL;DR: Chitin is the second most important natural polymer in the world as mentioned in this paper, and the main sources of chitin are two marine crustaceans, shrimp and crabs, which are used for food, cosmetics, biomedical and pharmaceutical applications.
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About: This article is published in Progress in Polymer Science. The article was published on 01 Jul 2006. The article focuses on the topics: Chitin nanofibril.
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