The Chitin & Chitosan Potentiality

The current book highlights the nature and the structure of chitin and chitosan and revises the methods for their preparation. Also, it spotlights on their valuable applications in many fields. Therefore, it covers the following topics: Nature of Chitin & Chitosan and their Deacetylases Properties, Applications of chitosan nanoparticles in protein delivery, Applications of chitin & chitosan in medicine and drug delivery, Applications of chitin, chitosan and their derivatives in food, Application of chitosan and chitosan in aquaculture and fish preservation, Applications of chitin & chitosan in wastewater treatment This book covers the future aspects related to the exploitation of chitin/chitosan nanoparticles for much more potential usage and applications. Indeed, this book aims at the research students, microbiologists and biotechnologists working with chitin/chitosan either in the form of molecular size or as nanoparticles, providing them with the most recent information.