The enabling technological advantages of chitin.
Chitin is a natural biopolymer that, with its derivative chitosan, has been represented as a biomaterial with considerable potential in wide ranging medical applications. This article explains the basis for this claim and describes the nature and properties of these materials.
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David
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Department of Clinical Engineering, University of Liverpool. dfw.ce@liverpool.ac.uk
D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D002686:Chitin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D023822:Tissue Engineering; D006113:United Kingdom; D014945:Wound Healing
D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D002686:Chitin