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Association of liquid-assisted grinding with aging accelerates the inherently slow slipping-on of a dibenzo-24-crown-8 over the N-hydroxysuccinimide ester of an ammonium-containing thread

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Molecular and physicochemical arrangement of chitosan–ibuprofen matrices for topical drug delivery on skin: preparation impact

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Chitosan nanocrystals synthesis via aging and application towards alginate hydrogels for sustainable drug release

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Catalytic conversion of chitin biomass into key platform chemicals

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Carbohydrate-based alternatives to traditional synthetic plastic microbeads: a critical review

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History repeats itself again: Will the mistakes of the past for ILs be repeated for DESs? From being considered ionic liquids to becoming their alternative: the unbalanced turn of deep eutectic solvents

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Mechanochemical transformations of polysaccharides to value added products: a review with Green Chemistry evaluation

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Mechanochemical and aging-based reductive amination with chitosan and aldehydes affords high degree of substitution functional biopolymers

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Green mechanochemical synthesis of water-soluble N-sulfonated chitosan

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Microflow sensing and control using an in-channel birefringent biomembrane

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Upgrading of marine (fish and crustaceans) biowaste for high added-value molecules and bio(nano)-materials

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α-C–H functionalization of glycine derivatives under mechanochemical accelerated aging en route the synthesis of 1,4-dihydropyridines and α-substituted glycine esters

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Choosing the right strategy: cryogrinding vs. ball milling – comparing apples to apples

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Ionic liquid strategy for chitosan production from chitin and molecular insights

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Accelerated ageing reactions: towards simpler, solvent-free, low energy chemistry

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A room temperature dissolution solvent and its mechanism for natural biopolymers: hydrogen bonding interaction investigation

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Current challenges and future perspectives in sustainable mechanochemical transformations of carbohydrates

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Acid hydrolysis of chitin in calcium chloride solutions

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Mechanochemical synthesis of Knoevenagel condensation products from biorenewable furaldehydes using crustacean waste-derived chitosan as a sustainable organocatalyst

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Chitin and chitosan on the nanoscale

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Developing benign syntheses using ion pairs via solvent-free mechanochemistry

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Moving mechanochemistry forward

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Borneol-Modified Chitosan Coating with Antibacterial Properties via Layer-by-Layer Strategy

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pH-responsive, stable, and biocompatible functional nanogels based on chitosan (CS)/poly methacrylic acid (PMAA) polymers: Synthesis and characterization

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Thermodynamics Model for Mechanochemical Synthesis of Gold Nanoparticles: Implications for Solvent-Free Nanoparticle Production

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Mechanochemical Transformations of Biomass into Functional Materials

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Chitosan: A biopolymer for textile processes and products

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Mechanochemistry: A new frontier in chemical synthesis

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Rigid Polyurethane Foam Derived from Renewable Sources: Research Progress, Property Enhancement, and Future Prospects

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Development of a Pilot-ecofriendly Process for Chitosan Production from Waste Shrimp Shells

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Progress and prospects in chitosan derivatives: Modification strategies and medical applications

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Mechanochemical and Aging‐Based SN2 Method to Access CO2‐Responsive, High‐Amine‐Loading Chitosan

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ChemSusChem, 2025, 18
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Extraction of Chitin from Green Crab Shells by Mechanochemistry and Aging

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ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng., 2022, 10, 11348
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Efficient solar seawater desalination constructed by oxide composite hydrogel with chitin as the base

Xin Li, Jindi Huang, Lin Guo, Xiaoli Jin, Li Wang, Yu Deng, Haiquan Xie and Liqun Ye

Inorganic Chemistry Communications, 2021, 129, 108651
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Alternative processes to produce chitin, chitosan, and their oligomers

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Carbohydrate Polymers, 2024, 332, 121924
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Antibacterial activity of chitosan and its derivatives and their interaction mechanism with bacteria: Current state and perspectives

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European Polymer Journal, 2020, 138, 109984
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Wet Spinning of Chitosan Fibers: Effect of Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate Adsorption and Enhanced Dope Temperature

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ACS Appl. Polym. Mater., 2020, 2, 3867
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In Situ Formation of Hydrogel Wound Dressing Based on Carboxymethyl Chitin/Tannic Acid for Promoting Skin Wound Healing

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ACS Omega, 2024, 9, 4386
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Base-Free, Vanadium-Catalyzed Conversion of Chitin into Acetic Acid under Low Oxygen Pressure

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Controlled Chitosan Molecular Weight Reduction by Mechanochemical and Aging-Based Phosphoric Acid Hydrolysis

Galen Yang, Edmond Lam and Audrey Moores

ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng., 2023, 11, 7765
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Carboxylated Chitosan Nanocrystals: A Synthetic Route and Application as Superior Support for Gold-Catalyzed Reactions

Tony Jin, Davis Kurdyla, Sabahudin Hrapovic, Alfred C. W. Leung, Sophie Régnier, Yali Liu, Audrey Moores and Edmond Lam

Biomacromolecules, 2020, 21, 2236
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Eco-Friendly Production of Hyper-Cross-Linked Polymers Using Mechanosynthesis and Bioresources: A Critical Review

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ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng., 2022, 10, 16090
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Chitosan at the crossroads: Engineering sustainable biofunctional materials for health, food, and environmental resilience

Anouar Bouanga, Soumaya El Assri, Rachid Bouharroud, Abdeslam Asehraou, Viktória Lilla Balázs, Aleksandar Széchenyi, Virginia Hock and Rachid Sabbahi

International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 2026, 353, 151305
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Insights into depolymerization of chitosan using acid hydrolysis, direct photolysis, and photocatalysis: A review

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Catalytic Conversion of Chitin Biomass to 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural in Lithium Bromide Molten Salt Hydrates

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Mechanosynthesis of a Structurally Characterized, Well‐Defined Graphitic Phosphorus‐Linked Carbon Nitride (g‐PCN) with Water Splitting Activity

Blaine G. Fiss, Georgia Douglas, Michael Ferguson, Jorge Becerra, Jesus Valdez, Trong‐On Do, Tomislav Friščić and Audrey Moores

Adv Materials Inter, 2022, 9
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Out with Acetonitrile: Water-Assisted Accelerated-Aging Synthesis of CuI-Pyrazine Hybrid Materials

Will A. Lucas and Feier Hou

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Research on the effects of contents and types of water‐soluble chitosan on properties of antibacterial natural latex foam

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Polymer Engineering & Sci, 2025, 65, 1818
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Real-Time Spectroscopic and Microscopic Investigations of Solid-State Reaction of Schiff Bases and Their Optical-Waveguiding Properties

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Mechanochemical Metathesis between AgNO3 and NaX (X = Cl, Br, I) and Ag2XNO3 Double-Salt Formation

Stipe Lukin, Tomislav Stolar, Ivor Lončarić, Igor Milanović, Nikola Biliškov, Marco di Michiel, Tomislav Friščić and Ivan Halasz

Inorg. Chem., 2020, 59, 12200
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Mechanically Driven Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization by Piezoelectricity

Mengjie Zhou, Yu Zhang, Ge Shi, Yanjie He, Zhe Cui, Xiaomeng Zhang, Peng Fu, Minying Liu, Xiaoguang Qiao and Xinchang Pang

ACS Macro Lett., 2023, 12, 26
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High‐Humidity Shaker Aging to Access Chitin and Cellulose Nanocrystals**

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Angewandte Chemie, 2022, 134
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Chitin and its derivatives: Functional biopolymers for developing bioproducts for sustainable agriculture—A reality?

Juan D. Giraldo, Karla A. Garrido-Miranda and Mauricio Schoebitz

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USE OF CHITOSAN AS ANTIMICROBIAL, ANTIVIRAL AND ANTIPOLLUTION AGENT IN TEXTILE FINISHING

ADEL ELAMRI, KHMAIS ZDIRI, DHOUHA BOUZIR and MOHAMED HAMDAOUI

Fibres and Textiles, 2022, 29, 51
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Efficient removal of antibiotics from wastewater by chitosan/polyethyleneimine/Ti3C2 MXene composite hydrogels: Synthesis, adsorption, kinetics and mechanisms

Yan Li, Han Zhang, Guo Qu, Lingying Xie, Sisi Tang, Hang Lei, Yuxia Zhong and Yue-Fei Zhang

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Hydrogels Based on Imino-Chitosan Amphiphiles as a Matrix for Drug Delivery Systems

Daniela Ailincai, William Porzio and Luminita Marin

Polymers, 2020, 12, 2687
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Recrystallization of Cellulose, Chitin and Starch in Their Individual and Native Forms

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Polymers, 2024, 16, 980
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High‐Humidity Shaker Aging to Access Chitin and Cellulose Nanocrystals**

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Chitin nanofibers as versatile bio-templates of zeolitic imidazolate frameworks for N-doped hierarchically porous carbon electrodes for supercapacitor

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Synthesis and physicochemical properties of an aromatic chitosan derivative: In vitro antibacterial, antioxidant, and anticancer evaluations, and in silico studies

Tamer M. Tamer, Hongyan Zhou, Mohamed A. Hassan, Marwa M. Abu-Serie, Sergey Shityakov, Smaher M. Elbayomi, Mohamed S. Mohy-Eldin, Yongcheng Zhang and Tuckyun Cheang

International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 2023, 240, 124339
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Filamentous Chitosan Mats by Antisolvent Precipitation in the Regime of Turbulent Liquid Mixing

Tsveta Sarafska, Stanislava Ivanova, Milen Gateshki, Galina Sachanska, Orlin D. Velev and Tony Spassov

Nano Select, 2026, 7
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Blue is the new green: Valorization of crustacean waste

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Current Research in Green and Sustainable Chemistry, 2022, 5, 100330
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A critical review of cast-off crab shell recycling from the perspective of functional and versatile biomaterials

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Structural characterization of polymeric chitosan and mineral from Omani shrimp shells

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Water-Energy Nexus, 2021, 4, 199
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Catalytic conversion of chitin-based biomass to nitrogen-containing chemicals

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Mechanochemistry for Synthesis

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Angewandte Chemie, 2020, 132, 1030
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Progress toward sustainable polymer technologies with ball-mill grinding

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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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Biomacromolecules, 2023, 24, 4180
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Solvent-free mechanochemical mild oxidation method to enhance adsorption properties of chitosan

Mohammadtaghi Vakili, Wen Qiu, Giovanni Cagnetta, Jun Huang and Gang Yu

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Recent global insight into mitigation of plastic pollutants, sustainable biodegradable alternatives, and recycling strategies

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Solid-state mechanochemical synthesis of chitosan from mud crab (Scylla serrata) chitin

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Valorization of Waste: Sustainable Organocatalysts from Renewable Resources

Sara Meninno

ChemSusChem, 2020, 13, 439
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Marine waste derived chitin biopolymer for N-containing supports, catalysts and chemicals

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Tetrahedron Green Chem, 2023, 2, 100013
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Resorbable Membranes for Guided Bone Regeneration: Critical Features, Potentials, and Limitations

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Mechanochemistry in Waste Valorization: Advances in the Synthesis of Catalysts, Polymers, and Functional Materials

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Quantitative evaluation of the antibacterial effectiveness and efficiency of chitosan considering the effect of neutralization

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Carbohydrate Polymers, 2021, 265, 117918
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A comprehensive survey upon diverse and prolific applications of chitosan-based catalytic systems in one-pot multi-component synthesis of heterocyclic rings

Hossein Mousavi

International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 2021, 186, 1003
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Mechanochemistry for Synthesis

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Chitin Deacetylation Using Deep Eutectic Solvents: Ab Initio-Supported Process Optimization

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Recent Progress in Chitosan-Containing Composite Materials for Sustainable Approaches to Adsorption and Catalysis

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A facile method to prepare cellulose fiber-based food packaging papers with improved mechanical strength, enhanced barrier, and antibacterial properties

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Extraction, Synthesis, Characterization, and Molecular Docking Evaluation of a Chitosan‐Supported Schiff Base Derivative for Antifungal and Antimicrobial Applications

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Selective hydrodeoxygenation of lignin model compound (3,4-dimethoxybenzyl alcohol) by Pd/CNX catalyst

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A Facile Method for Processing Durable and Sustainable Superhydrophobic Chitosan-Based Coatings Derived from Waste Crab Shell

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A gellan gum derivative as in-situ gelling cationic polymer for nasal drug delivery

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Mechanochemical amorphization of chitin: impact of apparatus material on performance and contamination

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Ultrafine self-N-doped porous carbon nanofibers with hierarchical pore structure utilizing a biobased chitosan precursor

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Mechanochemical Hydrolysis of Polysaccharide Biomass: Scope and Mechanistic Insights

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Polymer Scaffolds for peripheral nerve injury repair

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Analysis, Properties, and Applications of Insect-Derived Chitosan: A Sustainable Path to Functional Polysaccharide Materials

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Gels, 2025, 11, 291
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Influence of chitosan source and degree of deacetylation on antibacterial activity and adsorption of AZO dye from water

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