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Chitin/chitosan: modifications and their unlimited application potential—an overview

Trends in Food Science & Technology · 2007 · Vol. 18(3) · pp. 117–131
K.V. Harish PrashanthRudrapatnam N. Tharanathan
Nanocomposite Films for Food PackagingPineapple and bromelain studiesbiodegradable polymer synthesis and propertiesChitinChitosanNanotechnologyChemistryBiochemical engineeringPolymer scienceMaterials scienceEngineeringBiochemistry

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