A review on chitosan and chitosan-based bionanocomposites: Promising material for combatting global issues and its applications

• Main Authors: Azmana, Motia, Syed, Mahmood, Hillese, Ayah Rebhi, Rahman, Azizur, Mohd Azmir, Arifin, Ahmed, Shakeeb
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 2021
• Subjects: TP Chemical technology
• Online Access: http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/31938/1/chitosan%20and%20chitosan-based%20bionanocomposites.pdf; http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/31938/; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2021.07.023; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2021.07.023

Over the last few years, several attempts have been made to replace petrochemical products with renewable and biodegradable components. The most challenging part of this approach is to obtain bio-based materials with properties and functions equivalent to those of synthetic products. Various natural...