Chitin hydrogel is recognized as a promising material for a variety of biomedical applications. Its biocompatibility and biodegradability make it useful in tissue repair, artificial organs, and wound ...

Polysaccharides, such as chitosan, exhibit poor mechanical and barrier characteristics in their current form. Consequently, compared to common plastic films, using materials based on biopolymers in ...

Today, Lea Theile - one of our last (but not yet the last) Master candidates successfully defended her MSc thesis in front of our still not so small research group, and supported by her two “opponents ...