Applications of Chitan and Chitosan

In the past thirty years, substantial progress has been made in chitosan technology. Chitosan is no longer just a waste by-product from the seafood processing industry, but is now being used by industry to solve problems, improve existing products, and create new ones. Applications of Chitin and Chitosan deals almost exclusively with applications in fields that range from fertilizers to pharmaceuticals. Illustrated with more than 100 photographs, charts, graphs, and figures, and more than 40 tables, this book will be of interest to specialists in the biomedical and biopharmaceutical industries, biochemists, food engineers, and biologists involved in chitosan technology.