Preface
Chapter 1. Nutritional and Additive Uses of Chitin and Chitosan in the Food Industry
Carla Harkin, Norbert Mehlmer, Dirk V. Woortman, Thomas B. Brück and Wolfram M. Brück
Chapter 2. Chitosan for Seafood Processing and Preservation
Piotr Kulawik, Ewelina Jamróz and Fatih Özogul
Chapter 3. Applications of Chitosan as Food Packaging Materials
Patricia Cazón and Manuel Vázquez
Chapter 4. Applications of Chitin in Agriculture
Julia Shamshina, Tetyana Oldham (Konak) and Robin D. Rogers
Chapter 5. Chitosan-Based Hydrogels
Janaína Oliveira Gonçalves, Vanessa Mendonça Esquerdo, Tito Roberto Sant’Anna Cadaval Junior, and Luiz Antonio de Almeida Pinto
Chapter 6. Chitin and Chitosan in Drug Delivery
Rabinarayan Parhi
Chapter 7. Application of Chitosan-Based Formulations in Controlled Drug Delivery
Jacques Desbrieres, Catalina Anisoara Peptu, Lacramioara Ochiuz, Corina Lenuta Savin, Marcel Popa and Silvia Vasiliu
Chapter 8. Design of Nano-Chitosans for Tissue Engineering and Molecular Delivery
Sheriff Adewuyi, Iriczalli Cruz-Maya, Ejeromedoghene Onome and Vincenzo Guarino
Chapter 9. Chitosan for Direct Bioflocculation Processes
Eric Lichtfouse, Nadia Morin-Crini, Marc Fourmentin, Hassiba Zemmouri, Inara Oliveira do Carmo Nascimento, Luciano Matos Queiroz, Mohd Yuhyi Mohd Tadza, Lorenzo A. Picos-Corrales, Haiyan Pei, Lee D. Wilson and Grégorio Crini
Chapter 10. Cross-linked Chitosan Hydrogels for Dye Removal
Grégorio Crini, Giangiacomo Torri, Éric Lichtfouse, George Z. Kyzas, Lee D. Wilson and Nadia Morin-Crini
