title: The enabling technological advantages of chitin.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Engineering, University of Liverpool. dfw.ce@liverpool.ac.uk
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Williams
mesh_terms: D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D002686:Chitin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D023822:Tissue Engineering; D006113:United Kingdom; D014945:Wound Healing
chemical_list: D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D002686:Chitin