The second most abundant natural polysaccharide after cellulose, chitin is primarily found in the exoskeletons of crustaceans (crabs, shrimps), insects, and the cell walls of fungi. Structurally, it ...
Cellulose is the most abundant material in ... materials that may mined for nanomaterials include silk, collagen, chitin, chitosan and polylactic acid. Recently, much of the emphasis in ...