Found in crustacean shells, chitin is a natural polymer that has many uses once processed. Now, scientists have developed a fruit waste-based fermentation process for getting it out of those shells – ...

A UT San Antonio-led international research team has identified chitin, the primary organic component of modern crab shells ...

The discovery offers new insight into how fossils are preserved and how Earth naturally stores carbon over long periods of ...

Natural polymers, such as gelatin, cellulose, alginate, chitin, starch, rubber, and fibrin, are used to develop green nanocomposites. Their use also expands to ...

Chitin derived from shrimps, mushrooms, and other organisms may lead to new 3D-printed, multi-layered polymer coatings to protect soldiers against bullets, lasers, toxic gases, microbes, and other ...

An international collaboration project, the Celtic Crustacean Collaboration, is working to develop a new plastic-free food packaging material from food waste. The research is being led by CuanTec ...

Polymers are macromolecules composed of simpler repeating structural units linked together by covalent bonds. Natural polymers exist in nature as biomolecules and compounds that make up the body of ...

In a recent announcement, Alfa Chemistry revealed its decision to launch an array of innovative fiber products, expanding its product portfolio to include Polymer Optical Fibers, Pitch-Based Carbon ...

Lithium-ion batteries, along with fuel cells and supercapacitors, are one of the key technologies driving the electrification of society and industry and overcoming the environmental damage of fossil ...