Transforming nanostructured chitin from crustacean waste into beneficial health products: A must for our society

Nanotechnology, Science and Applications

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 123-129

  Morganti, P ^a   Morganti, G ^b   Morganti, A ^c,d  

^a SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

^b Mavi Sud srl ^*  (Italy)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR INNOVATION AND COMPETITION   (Germany)

^d Lextray   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biomedical products; Biomimetic cosmetics; Chitin nanofibrils; Food; Nanotechnology; Waste

Indexed keywords

CHITIN; NANOFIBER; NANOMATERIAL;

ARTICLE; BIOMEDICINE; BIOMIMETICS; BIOSAFETY; BIOTEXTILE; COSMETIC INDUSTRY; CRUSTACEA; HEALTH FOOD; INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT; RECYCLING; SOCIETY; TEXTILE; WOUND CLOSURE; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 83755228715     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11778903     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/nsa.s22459     Document Type: Article

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