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Applications and Properties of Chitosan

Q. Li

Department of Chemical Engineering Queen's University Kingston, Ontario, Canada K7L 3N6

E.T. Dunn

Department of Chemical Engineering Queen's University Kingston, Ontario, Canada K7L 3N6

E.W. Grandmaison

Department of Chemical Engineering Queen's University Kingston, Ontario, Canada K7L 3N6

M.F.A. Goosen

Department of Chemical Engineering Queen's University Kingston, Ontario, Canada K7L 3N6

Chitosan, a polycationic polymer and waste product from the sea food processing industry, is an abundant natural resource that has, as yet, not been fully utilized. Advantages of this polymer include availability, low cost, high biocompatibility, biodegradability and ease of chemical modification. In this paper, the physicochemical properties of chitosan, as well as its numerous applications, are reviewed with particular emphasis on its use in water treat ment, pharmaceutics, agriculture and membrane formation.

Journal of Bioactive and Compatible Polymers, Vol. 7, No. 4, 370-397 (1992)
DOI: 10.1177/088391159200700406
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