Recent Advances in Chitosan-Based Applications-A Review.

Thambiliyagodage, C; Jayanetti, M; Mendis, A; Ekanayake, G; Liyanaarachchi, H; Vigneswaran, S

Recent Advances in Chitosan-Based Applications-A Review.

Thambiliyagodage, C Jayanetti, M Mendis, A Ekanayake, G Liyanaarachchi, H Vigneswaran, S

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Citation:: Materials (Basel), 2023, 16, (5), pp. 2073
Issue Date:: 2023-03-03

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dc.contributor.author	Thambiliyagodage, C
dc.contributor.author	Jayanetti, M
dc.contributor.author	Mendis, A
dc.contributor.author	Ekanayake, G
dc.contributor.author	Liyanaarachchi, H
dc.contributor.author	Vigneswaran, S https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8117-4322
dc.date.accessioned	2024-02-06T23:22:04Z
dc.date.available	2023-03-01
dc.date.available	2024-02-06T23:22:04Z
dc.date.issued	2023-03-03
dc.identifier.citation	Materials (Basel), 2023, 16, (5), pp. 2073
dc.identifier.issn	1996-1944
dc.identifier.issn	1996-1944
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/175400
dc.description.abstract	Chitosan derived from chitin gas gathered much interest as a biopolymer due to its known and possible broad applications. Chitin is a nitrogen-enriched polymer abundantly present in the exoskeletons of arthropods, cell walls of fungi, green algae, and microorganisms, radulae and beaks of molluscs and cephalopods, etc. Chitosan is a promising candidate for a wide variety of applications due to its macromolecular structure and its unique biological and physiological properties, including solubility, biocompatibility, biodegradability, and reactivity. Chitosan and its derivatives have been known to be applicable in medicine, pharmaceuticals, food, cosmetics, agriculture, the textile and paper industries, the energy industry, and industrial sustainability. More specifically, their use in drug delivery, dentistry, ophthalmology, wound dressing, cell encapsulation, bioimaging, tissue engineering, food packaging, gelling and coating, food additives and preservatives, active biopolymeric nanofilms, nutraceuticals, skin and hair care, preventing abiotic stress in flora, increasing water availability in plants, controlled release fertilizers, dye-sensitised solar cells, wastewater and sludge treatment, and metal extraction. The merits and demerits associated with the use of chitosan derivatives in the above applications are elucidated, and finally, the key challenges and future perspectives are discussed in detail.
dc.format	Electronic
dc.language	eng
dc.publisher	MDPI
dc.relation.ispartof	Materials (Basel)
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.3390/ma16052073
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.subject	03 Chemical Sciences, 09 Engineering
dc.subject.classification	34 Chemical sciences
dc.subject.classification	40 Engineering
dc.title	Recent Advances in Chitosan-Based Applications-A Review.
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	16
utslib.location.activity	Switzerland
utslib.for	03 Chemical Sciences
utslib.for	09 Engineering
pubs.organisational-group	University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology
pubs.organisational-group	University of Technology Sydney/Strength - CTWW - Centre for Technology in Water and Wastewater Treatment
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dc.date.updated	2024-02-06T23:22:03Z
pubs.issue	5
pubs.publication-status	Published online
pubs.volume	16
utslib.citation.issue	5

Abstract:

Chitosan derived from chitin gas gathered much interest as a biopolymer due to its known and possible broad applications. Chitin is a nitrogen-enriched polymer abundantly present in the exoskeletons of arthropods, cell walls of fungi, green algae, and microorganisms, radulae and beaks of molluscs and cephalopods, etc. Chitosan is a promising candidate for a wide variety of applications due to its macromolecular structure and its unique biological and physiological properties, including solubility, biocompatibility, biodegradability, and reactivity. Chitosan and its derivatives have been known to be applicable in medicine, pharmaceuticals, food, cosmetics, agriculture, the textile and paper industries, the energy industry, and industrial sustainability. More specifically, their use in drug delivery, dentistry, ophthalmology, wound dressing, cell encapsulation, bioimaging, tissue engineering, food packaging, gelling and coating, food additives and preservatives, active biopolymeric nanofilms, nutraceuticals, skin and hair care, preventing abiotic stress in flora, increasing water availability in plants, controlled release fertilizers, dye-sensitised solar cells, wastewater and sludge treatment, and metal extraction. The merits and demerits associated with the use of chitosan derivatives in the above applications are elucidated, and finally, the key challenges and future perspectives are discussed in detail.

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