Construction of chitin functional materials based on a “green” alkali/urea solvent and their applications in biomedicine: Recent advance

Chitin, the nitrogen-containing polysaccharide in nature and reserves second only to cellulose, has demonstrated potential application value in multiple fields. However, under the background of various environmental problems caused by the excessive use of petroleum-based polymers, the utilization rate of this eco-friendly and renewable natural polymer is far from reaching a reasonable level. Therefore, researches on the green dissolution system...