🚀✨ Do you know that from 2000 to 2022, the number of patents in the EU and the US related to chitosan and chitin increased 8 times, while the number of research papers also grew 16 times during the same period! This remarkable growth highlights the potential of chitosan, a multifunctional biopolymer with diverse applications?*
🔍Let’s explore the functions of chitosan through the infographic below: from antimicrobial properties, flocculation and coagulation abilities, film/gel forming, to bio-stimulant, wound healing, and effective bio-adhesion.
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Source (*): Hamid (2022), Chitin and Chitosan Derived from Crustacean Waste Valorization Streams Can Support Food Systems and the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
