Preparation of Nanochitin from Crickets and Comparison with That from Crab Shells

    September 2022 in “ Journal of Composites Science ”
    Kana Kishida, Toshifumi Mizuta, Hironori Izawa, Shinsuke Ifuku
    Studysummary In this study, cricket-derived chitin successfully converted to nanochitin, which demonstrated improved physical properties such as higher transmittance and greater modulus compared to crab shell nanochitin.
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