The global chitin market is estimated at USD 100 to 150 million in 2025, with a CAGR of 5% to 6% from 2025 to 2030, fueled by diverse industry demand. Key drivers include rising agricultural ...

The beetle's back and the crab's shell owe their toughness to a common compound called chitin that now appears to trigger airway inflammation and possibly asthma, scientists have found. The beetle's ...

Scientists from the University of Havana have used lobster waste to generate chitin and chitosan, two key compounds in biomedicine and agriculture. They used these compounds to produce surgical ...

We know it's April Fools, but this is super serious stuff (read: not an April Fools joke). Okay, it may not come exactly in the form of the above image (I wouldn't complain), but developments in the ...

Royal College of Art graduate Jeongwon Ji has made her own bioplastic from crab shells. Material samples and crab shell pieces Aiming to make a more tactile casing for electronic products, Jeongwon Ji ...

Four designers from the Royal College of Art and Imperial College have developed a series of machines that turn seafood waste into a biodegradable and recyclable bioplastic. The material consists of a ...

This release is also available in Spanish. [University of Havana] Chitin is a polymer very common in nature as part of animals’ and plants’ physical structures. Only cellulose is more abundant than ...