References

A SERIES OF BOOKS ON CHITIN & CHITOSAN 

  • Chitin and Chitosan Sources, chemistry, biochemistry, physical properties and applications, editors : Skjak-Braek, G., Anthonsen, T., Sandford, P.A. Springer 1989
  • Chitosan -Based Systems for Biopharmaceuticals, editors B.Sarmento and J. Das Neves, Wiley 2007
  • Marine Chitin and Chitosan, editors : Riccardo A.A. Muzzarelli, MDPI Polymers, Special Issue 2010
  • Chitin, Chitosan, Oligosaccharides, and Their Derivatives : Biological Activities and Applications, editor Se-Kwon Kim, CRC Press Boca Raton (USA), Parution : 01/01/2011 eBook Published 14 July 2010
  • Chitin and Chitosan Derivatives : Advances in Drug Discovery and Developments, editor : Se-Kwon Kim, CRC Press 2013
  • Chitin and Chitosans, editors : Kjell & M. Vårum, MDPI – Polymers, Special Issue 2014
  • New Trends in Cellulose and Chitin Chemistry, editor : Jun Araki, MDPI – Molecules 2015
  • Biomedical Applications of Chitin and Chitosan, editor : Kazuo Azuma MDPI – Polymers 2015
  • Chitin and Chitosan for Regenerative Medicine, editor : Pradip Kumar Dutta, Springer, Collection : Springer Series on Polymer and Composite Materials 2015
  • Chitosan Based Nanomaterials in Plant Growth and Protection, editors : Ajay Pal & Vinod Saharan, Springer, Collection : Springer Briefs in Plant Science 2016
  • Chitosan : Derivatives, Composites, and Applications, editors : Shakeel Ahmed & Saiqa Ikram, Scrivener Publishing, Wiley 2017
  • Chitosan-Based Hydrogels : Functions, and Applications, editors : Kangde Yao, Junjie Li, Fanglian Yao & Yuji Yin, CRC Press 2017
  • Chitin, Chitosan, and Related Enzymes, editors : Massimiliano Fenice, MDPI- Molecules Special Issue 2017
  • Chitin and Chitosan Derivatives : Biological Activities and Application, editor : Mar Masson, MDPI Molecules, Special Issue 2017
  • Advances in Marine Chitin and Chitosan II, 2017, editors : Hitoshi Sashiwa & David Harding, MDPI -Marine Drugs, Special Issue 2018
  • Starch, Chitin and Chitosan Based Composites, and Nanocomposites,editors : M.S.Thomas, R.R.Koshy, S.K.Mary & S.Thomas, Springer Collection : SpringerBriefs in Molecular Science 2019
  • Chitin and Chitosan : Properties, and Applications, editors L. A. M. van den Broek, C.G. Boeriu & C.V. Stevens, Publisher John Wiley and Sons Ltd, Hoboken, United States 2019
  • Advances in Chitin/Chitosan Characterization, and Applications, editors : M. Rinaudo & F. M. Goycoolea, MDPI-Polymers, Special Issue 2019
  • Chitin and Chitosan : Properties and Applications, editor : San-Lang Wang, MDPI-Polymers Special Issue Sept 2019
  • Marine Chitin 2019, editor : Hitoshi Sashiwa, MDPI-Marine Drugs, Dec 2019
  • Modifications and Applications of Chitin/Chitosan editor : J.D. Baumgardner, MDPI-Polymers 2019

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