Chitin-based nanocomposites: Biomedical applications

Carlos Filipe Cidre João; Jorge Silva; João Paulo Borges

doi:10.1007/978-81-322-2473-0_14

Chitin-based nanocomposites: Biomedical applications

Carlos Filipe Cidre João, Jorge Silva, João Paulo Borges

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Abstract

Chitin, the second most abundant polymer in nature, is a renewable, nontoxic, biodegradable, and antibacterial polysaccharide. This semicrystalline biopolymer exhibits hierarchical structure from nano to micro-scale and is responsible for interesting living tissue properties. Recently, the scientific interest in chitin nanofibrils for applications in biomedical and tissue engineering fields has increased due to their particular capabilities such as matrix reinforcements, bioactivity and morphology similar to natural tissues. This chapter is focused on composite materials reinforced with chitin nanofibrils and their biomedical applications.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Eco-friendly Polymer Nanocomposites
Subtitle of host publication	Chemistry and Applications
Editors	Vijay Kumar Thakur, Manju Kumari Thakur
Publisher	Springer India
Pages	499-457
ISBN (Electronic)	978-81-322-2473-0
ISBN (Print)	978-81-322-2472-3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-81-322-2473-0_14
Publication status	Published - 2015

Publication series

Name	Advanced Structured Materials
Publisher	Springer Verlag
Volume	74
ISSN (Print)	1869-8433

Keywords

Biomaterials
Chitin
Nanofibrils
Nanowhisker
Tissue engineering

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Eco-friendly Polymer Nanocomposites: Chemistry and Applications. ed. / Vijay Kumar Thakur; Manju Kumari Thakur. Springer India, 2015. p. 499-457 (Advanced Structured Materials; Vol. 74).

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