ReviewChemical reviews2022
Nanochitin: Chemistry, Structure, Assembly, and Applications.
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59 citing papers in PubMed, 366 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Ultrasensitive Visual Detection of Chitin Degradation via Surface Pitting on a NanofibrousLangmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids · 2026Article
- Advanced Chitin Nanocrystals/CeOSmall (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany) · 2026Article
- Chitin nanocrystals from deep-sea shrimp (Plesionika martia): Structural, morphological, and functional characterization.Protoplasma · 2026Article
- Particle-Nanofiber Superstructures.Accounts of materials research · 2026Article
- Recent Advances and Applications of Chitin and Chitosan Hydrogel Scaffolds in Tissue Engineering.Gels (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Leveraging Glycan-Glycan Interactions to Tune the Conformation of Glycan Hairpins and Build Rigid 3D Architectures.Journal of the American Chemical Society · 2026Article
- Nanochitin as Binder in Li-Ion Battery Anodes Enabling Aqueous Processing and Superior Solid Electrolyte Interphase.ACS applied materials & interfaces · 2026Article
- Toward Sustainability: Intensification of Light-Driven Whole Cell Biocatalysis.Chembiochem : a European journal of chemical biology · 2026Review
- Valorization of Mussel Shell Waste to Chitin, Chitosan, and Calcium Lactate for Bio-Green-Circular Management.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Article
- The Genetic Basis of Color Polymorphism in the Orb-Web SpiderEcology and evolution · 2026Article
- Functional Characterization and Antifungal Activity of Insect-Derived Chitinases Expressed inPolymers · 2026Article
- Revealing water-biopolymer interactions: Toward advanced water collection from air.Innovation (Cambridge (Mass.)) · 2026Review
- Converting natural biopolymers to sustainable bioplasticsChemical science · 2026Review
- Construction and Advanced Utilization of Self-Assembled and Scale-Down Chitin Nanofibers for Polymer Composite Design.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Incorporation of imidazolium chitosan derivative yields scaffolds with enhanced antioxidant, antimicrobial and immunomodulatory properties.Regenerative biomaterials · 2026Article
- Advances in biomimetic mineralized biomaterials for bone tissue engineering.Regenerative biomaterials · 2026Review
- Rethinking Dispersion in Nanotechnology: Biopolymer Nanostructures as Green Enablers of Functional Integration.ChemPlusChem · 2026Article
- Bacterial Cellulose for Sustainable Food Packaging: Production Pathways, Structural Design, and Functional Modification Strategies.Polymers · 2025Review
- Interplay between β-Chitin Nanocrystal Supramolecular Architecture and Water Structuring: Insights from Three-Dimensional Atomic force Microscopy Measurements and Molecular Dynamics Simulations.Journal of the American Chemical Society · 2025Article
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10 authors at 6 institutions in 5 countries.
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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 and differentiate from the traditional molecular-level, bottom-up synthesis and assembly for material development. Such topics are the focus of this Review, which also covers the origins and biological characteristics of chitin and their influence on the morphological and physical-chemical properties. We discuss recent achievements in the isolation, deconstruction, and fractionation of chitin nanostructures of varying axial aspects (nanofibrils and nanorods) along with methods for their modification and assembly into functional materials. We highlight the role of nanochitin in its native architecture and as a component of materials subjected to multiscale interactions, leading to highly dynamic and functional structures. We introduce the most recent advances in the applications of nanochitin-derived materials and industrialization efforts, following green manufacturing principles. Finally, we offer a critical perspective about the adoption of nanochitin in the context of advanced, sustainable materials.
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