shell /chemistry/taxonomy/term/465/all en Researchs make a new kind of plastic from crustacean and insect shells /chemistry/channels/news/researchs-make-new-kind-plastic-crustacean-and-insect-shells-292765 <p>Thomas Di Nardo (MSc) and Audrey Moores discovered a new method, based on mechanochemistry and aging, allowing to turn chitin into a new, long molecular weight chitosan. This new material has interesting mechanical properties and is envisaged for applications to biomedical, food packaging and high value fibers. This discovery was covered in a number of news outlets:</p> Thu, 20 Dec 2018 14:56:58 +0000 audrey.moores@mcgill.ca 1191 at /chemistry