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Improving Polysaccharide-Based Chitin/Chitosan-Aerogel Materials by Learning from Genetics and Molecular Biology

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Multifunctional fully biobased aerogels for water remediation: Applications for dye and heavy metal adsorption and oil/water separation

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Theoretical and experimental studies of chitin nanocrystals treated with ionic liquid or deep eutectic solvent to afford nanochitosan sheets

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Chitosan: An Efficient and Eco‐friendly catalyst for one-pot multicomponent access to dihydro-1H-indeno[1,2-b] pyridines

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Recent Advances in the Preparation, Antibacterial Mechanisms, and Applications of Chitosan

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Fabrication of Biomass Derived Pt-Ni Bimetallic Catalyst and Its Selective Hydrogenation for 4-Nitrostyrene

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Preparation of nanochitin using deep eutectic solvents

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Nanoscale cuttlebone-doped PVA/SA hydrogel with hemostatic and antibacterial properties

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Strong, Water-Resistant, and Ionic Conductive All-Chitosan Film with a Self-Locking Structure

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Progress in construction and release of natural polysaccharide-platinum nanomedicines: A review

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Visual detection of edible oil oxidation by using chitin-based colorimetric sensor for aldehydes

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Tradeoff between Amino Group and Crystallinity of Chitin Nanocrystals as a Functional Component in Fluorescent Nail Coatings

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Optimization of chitosan-based scaffold technology in tissue engineering: A review

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High‐Humidity Shaker Aging to Access Chitin and Cellulose Nanocrystals**

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Control and prevention of microbially influenced corrosion using cephalopod chitosan and its derivatives: A review

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Fluorinated carboxymethyl chitosan-based nano-prodrugs for precisely synergistic chemotherapy

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Biodegradable Polymers in Triboelectric Nanogenerators

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Biomass-based single- and double-network hydrogels derived from cellulose microfiber and chitosan for potential application as plant growing substrate

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Multiscale Anion-Hybrid in Atomic Ni Sites for High-Rate Water Electrolysis: Insights into the Charge Accumulation Mechanism

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Editorial: Chitin structures and pathways as targets for biopesticides and drugs

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Extraction process and applications of mushroom-derived protein hydrolysate: A comprehensive review

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Chitosan–Chitin Nanocrystal Films from Lobster and Spider Crab: Properties and Environmental Sustainability

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Biomass-based functional materials for rechargeable Zn-ion batteries

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A PEGylated Chitosan as Gel Polymer Electrolyte for Lithium Ion Batteries

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Effect of Surface Functionality on the Rheological and Self-Assembly Properties of Chitin and Chitosan Nanocrystals and Use in Biopolymer Films

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Liquid-Assisted Electrospinning Three-Dimensional Polyacrylonitrile Nanofiber Crosslinked with Chitosan

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Polypept(o)ide-based bactericides: weapons against antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections

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Reactive bio-based flame retardant derived from chitosan, phytic acid, and epoxidized soybean oil for high-performance biodegradable foam

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Nanomaterials as a sustainable choice for treating wastewater

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Seafood Wastes as an Attractive Biosorbent: Chitin-Based Shrimp Shells

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Engineering vacancy-defect atomic Ni sites via biowaste valorisation for high-power kinetics in lithium-sulfur batteries

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Chitosan Composites with Bacterial Cellulose Nanofibers Doped with Nanosized Cerium Oxide: Characterization and Cytocompatibility Evaluation

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Synthesis and Physicochemical Characteristics of Chitosan-Based Polyurethane Flexible Foams

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Nanochitin: Green nanomaterial for sustainable applications in agriculture and environmental remediation

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Nanochitin and Nanochitosan: Chitin Nanostructure Engineering with Multiscale Properties for Biomedical and Environmental Applications

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Modulating of Bouligand Structure and Chirality Constructed Bionically Based on the Self-Assembly of Chitin Whiskers

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Chitin, Chitosan, and Nanochitin: Extraction, Synthesis, and Applications

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Unlocking the extraction potential of bionanomaterials from aquatic sources and byproducts – A comprehensive review

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Straightforward engineering of porous C3N4/Fe3O4 electrocatalyst for oxygen reduction reaction in alkaline medium

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Nano-chitin: Preparation strategies and food biopolymer film reinforcement and applications

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Environmentally friendly pretreatment of chitin using relatively low concentration KOH/urea mixture for enhanced nanofiber preparation

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Contributions of Women in Recent Research on Biopolymer Science

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From nanostructure to function: hierarchical functional structures in chitin and keratin

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Using TEMPO oxidation to tailor deacetylation of carboxyl β-chitin nanofibers from squid pen

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Electrospinning and nanofibers: Building drug delivery systems and potential in pesticide delivery

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Chitin Nanomaterials as Multifunctional Systems in Advanced Applications – Progress and Challenges toward Sustainability

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Progresses in polysaccharide and lignin-based ionic liquids: Catalytic applications and environmental remediation

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Polyphenol-driving assembly for constructing chitin-polyphenol-metal hydrogel as wound dressing

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Emerging Nanochitosan for Sustainable Agriculture

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Nanochitin and Nanochitosan in Pharmaceutical Applications: Innovations, Applications, and Future Perspective

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All-in-one porous membrane enables full protection in guided bone regeneration

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Nanochitosan from crustacean and mollusk byproduct: Extraction, characterization, and applications in the food industry

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International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 2024, 262, 130008
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Chitosan‐based nanoscale systems for doxorubicin delivery: Exploring biomedical application in cancer therapy

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Carbon nanomaterials-Based Inks and Electrodes Using Chitin Nanocrystals

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Selective sulfate sorption from boric acid factory process liquor: Chitosan-bentonite biocomposite film synthesis as sorbent

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Chitosan nanoparticles and based composites as a biocompatible vehicle for drug delivery: A review

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High‐Humidity Shaker Aging to Access Chitin and Cellulose Nanocrystals**

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Bonding of chitosan and nanochitosan modified universal adhesive to dentin

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Recent advancements and perspectives on processable natural biopolymers: Cellulose, chitosan, eggshell membrane, and silk fibroin

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Recent advances in biopolymer-based smart hydrogel for wound healing

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Next-generation all-organic composites: A sustainable successor to organic–inorganic hybrid materials

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Chiral nematic cellulose nanocrystal films: Sucrose modulation for structural color and dynamic behavior

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Cellulose Nanocrystal Chiral Nematic Composites with Wet Mechanical Adaptability

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Recent advances in chitosan-based smart hydrogel for drug delivery systems

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