Nanochitin: Chemistry, Structure, Assembly, and Applications
University of British Columbia · Northeast Forestry University · +6 more institutions
Abstract
Chitin, a fascinating biopolymer found in living organisms, fulfills current demands of availability, sustainability, biocompatibility, biodegradability, functionality, and renewability. A feature of chitin is its ability to structure into hierarchical assemblies, spanning the nano- and macroscales, imparting toughness and resistance (chemical, biological, among others) to multicomponent materials as well as adding adaptability, tunability, and versatility. Retaining the inherent structural characteristics of chitin and its colloidal features in dispersed media has been central to its use, considering it as a building block for the construction of emerging materials. Top-down chitin designs have been reported…
Citation impact
- FWCI
- 34.22
- Percentile
- 100%
- References
- 668
Authors
10- LBLong BaiCorresponding
University of British Columbia, Northeast Forestry University
- LLLiang Liu
Nanjing Forestry University
- MEMarianelly Esquivel
Universidad Nacional
- BLBlaise L. Tardy
Khalifa University of Science and Technology, Aalto University
- SHSiqi Huan
University of British Columbia, Northeast Forestry University
Topics & keywords
- Chitin
- Nanotechnology
- Context (archaeology)
- Biopolymer
- Chemistry
- Biochemical engineering
- Supramolecular chemistry
- Adaptability
Funding
- CFCanada Foundation for InnovationAward: 38623
- MOMinistry of Education of the People's Republic of ChinaAward: 2572021BB04
- CPChina Postdoctoral Science FoundationAward: 2021M700734
- NSNatural Science Foundation of Heilongjiang ProvinceAwards: YQ2021C008, YQ2021C009
- HEH2020 European Research CouncilAward: 788489