Accordingly, his group recently began working on techniques for extracting chitin and the related compound chitosan from the discarded shells of prawns and other shellfish. Like cellulose ...

Chitin, a natural polymer derived from the crustacean endoskeleton, is chemically modified to produce chitosan (CS). CS is non-toxic, biodegradable, and has remarkable film-forming abilities.

Chitin, a natural polymer derived from the crustacean endoskeleton, is chemically modified to produce chitosan (CS). CS is non-toxic, biodegradable, and has remarkable film-forming abilities.

Dr McGregor highlights that another product that can be derived from the maggots is chitin, and explains how this can be converted into chitosan which is an organic polymer. “Chitin comes from the ...