Chitosan Derivatives as Important Biorefinery Intermediates. Quaternary Tetraalkylammonium Chitosan Derivatives Utilized in Anion Exchange Chromatography for Perchlorate Removal

Chitosan Derivatives as Important Biorefinery Intermediates. Quaternary Tetraalkylammonium Chitosan Derivatives Utilized in Anion Exchange Chromatography for Perchlorate Removal

There has recently been great interest in the valorization of biomass waste in the context of the biorefinery. The biopolymer chitosan, derived from chitin, is present in large quantities of crustacean waste. This biomass can be converted into value-added products with applications in energy, fuel, chemicals and materials manufacturing. The many reported applications of this polymer can be attr...

Applications of Chitosan and Chitosan Derivatives in Drug Delivery

Chitosan is a versatile natural polymer. This article reviewed different aspects of Chitosan that’s including preparation and characterization of Chitosan with their applicability in pharmaceutical formulations. Also, the article included different derivatives of Chitosan and their use in different drug delivery system. This review emphasized that research on Chitosan based systems containing v...

Chitosan and Chitosan Derivatives in Drug Delivery and Tissue Engineering

Chitosan is a nontoxic, biodegradable, and biocompatible polysaccharide of b(1-4)-linked D-glucosamine and N-acetyl-D-glucosamine. This derivative of natural chitin presents remarkable properties that have paved the way for the introduction of chitosan in the biomedical and pharmaceutical fields. Nevertheless, the properties of chitosan, such as its poor solubility in water or in organic solven...

New Chelating Derivatives of Chitosan

Dithiocarbamate chitosan, an insoluble derivative obtained from carbon disulfide, and N-(o—carboxybenzyl) chitosan and N—car— boxymethyl chitosan, two water—soluble olyamoholytes obtained from phthalaldehydic acid and glyoxylic acid, can be used for removal of metal ions from dilute solutions. Their characteristic properties are described in terms of infrared, ultraviolet and circular dichroism...

Nanoparticles Based on Chitosan Derivatives