Researchers from the University of Wuhan and Guangxi University produced the fibrous foam by combining cellulose fibres from cotton and the tough biopolymer chitin, which forms a squid's skeleton ...

Cellulose, chitin and related polysaccharides are key renewable sources of organic molecules and materials. However, poor solubility tends to hamper their exploitation. Synthetic receptors could ...

Cellulose and chitin are the world's first- and second-most common biopolymers, found in plants and crustacean shells (among other places) respectively. Georgia Tech scientists have now devised a ...

However, the question of whether purified chitin or cellulose fibres could be released from the packaging and induce their own allergy response should be addressed.” The spray-coated multilayer ...

Cleaner, more cost-effective way to make useful industrial chemicals. McGill University. Journal Angewandte Chemie DOI 10.1002/anie.202207206 ...

Microbial extraction of chitin from seafood waste using sugars derived from fruit waste-stream. AMB Express , 2020; 10 (1) DOI: 10.1186/s13568-020-0954-7 Cite This Page : ...

Milk protein and cellulose derived from plants may be the next big thing in sustainability, thanks to a first-of-its-kind advancement made by researchers at Penn State.

Nanocellulose is a modern form of the natural plant-based polymer, cellulose. Plants rely on cellulose to maintain the strength and structure of cell walls. For hundreds of years, the properties of ...

Rodriguez is the founder and CEO of Mycocycle, one of a fresh crop of startups using fungi, nature’s recyclers, to create plastic-like polymers for a post-fossil fuel economy.Today, nearly all ...

Valerie J. Stull, Tiffany L. Weir. Chitin and omega-3 fatty acids in edible insects have underexplored benefits for the gut microbiome and human health. Nature Food , 2023; DOI: 10.1038/s43016-023 ...

Increased insect consumption by humans may be better for both gut health and planetary health. Chitin (kai’tin) and healthy fats from insects appear to contribute to healthy gut microbiota and ...