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Shrimp shell nanoparticle combats microbes, heals wounds
Posted On: March 23, 2012Nanoparticle-sized Chitosan has shown promise in effectively combating Staphylococcus saprophyticus and E. coli.
Chitosan is a natural, non-toxic and biodegradable, obtained from chitin, the main component of the shells of shrimp, lobster and the beak of the octopus and squid.
It could be used as a protective wound-healing material to avoid opportunistic infection as well as working to facilitate wound healing, the International Journal of Nano and Biomaterials reports.
Mihaela Leonida of Fairleigh Dickinson University, in Teaneck, New Jersey, colleagues reported how they have prepared nanoparticles of chitosan that could potentially preventing infection in wounds as well as enhancing the wound-healing by stimulating skin cell growth.
From Issue 15 • Categories: Tags: antimicrobial, Aquapreneur, biopolymer, chitin, chitosan, functional ingredients, marine biopolymer, marine ingredients, seafood byproducts, wound healing • 1 Comment
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