Customizing Properties of β-Chitin in Squid Pen (Gladius) by Chemical Treatments

Customizing Properties of β-Chitin in Squid Pen (Gladius) by Chemical Treatments

The squid pen (gladius) from the Loligo vulgaris was used for preparation of β-chitin materials characterized by different chemical, micro- and nano-structural properties that preserved, almost completely the macrostructural and the mechanical ones. The β-chitin materials obtained by alkaline treat...

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Main Authors: Alessandro Ianiro, Matteo Di Giosia, Simona Fermani, Chiara Samorì, Marianna Barbalinardo, Francesco Valle, Graziella Pellegrini, Fabio Biscarini, Francesco Zerbetto, Matteo Calvaresi, Giuseppe Falini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2014-12-01
Series:Marine Drugs
Subjects:
β-chitin
hierarchical structure
squid pen
deacetylation
mechanical properties
wettability
porosity
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1660-3397/12/12/5979

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