Chitin-Cellulose Transparent Film (IMAGE)

Georgia Institute of Technology

Chitin-Cellulose Transparent Film

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J. Carson Meredith, a professor in Georgia Tech's School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, holds the new packaging material made from crab shell-sourced chitin and cellulose sourced from tree fibers.

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Allison Carter, Georgia Tech

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