The global chitin market is estimated at USD 100 to 150 million in 2025, with a CAGR of 5% to 6% from 2025 to 2030, fueled by diverse industry demand. Key drivers include rising agricultural ...

The beetle's back and the crab's shell owe their toughness to a common compound called chitin that now appears to trigger airway inflammation and possibly asthma, scientists have found. The beetle's ...

Scientists from the University of Havana have used lobster waste to generate chitin and chitosan, two key compounds in biomedicine and agriculture. They used these compounds to produce surgical ...

Chitin and chitosan are biopolymers that have diverse applications in medicine, agriculture, food, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, wastewater treatment and textiles. With bio-origins, they easily blend ...

The article appearing in the Aug. 7/14 issue (page 38) titled “Solving the Structure of DNA” is both timely and of great interest. Although major scientific developments that were made possible by the ...

Royal College of Art graduate Jeongwon Ji has made her own bioplastic from crab shells. Material samples and crab shell pieces Aiming to make a more tactile casing for electronic products, Jeongwon Ji ...

(a) DSC curves, and (b) thermal conductivity of SA/CAX. By transforming chitin into a highly porous aerogel and subsequently carbonizing it, the researchers created an interconnected carbon framework ...