Grégorio Crini & Eric Lichtfouse 
Sustainable Agriculture Reviews 35 [PDF ebook] 
Chitin and Chitosan: History, Fundamentals and Innovations

Chapter 1. Historical Landmarks in the Discovery of Chitin.- Chapter 2. Fundamentals and Applications of Chitosan.- Chapter 3. Biocatalytic Production of Hetero-Chitosan Oligosaccharides as Anti-Oxidants.- Chapter 4. Enzyme Immobilization on Chitin and Chitosan-Based Supports for Potential Biotechnological Applications.- Chapter 5. Chitin and Chitosan Derivative Membranes in Resources, Energy, Environmental and Medical Field.- Chapter 6. Utility of Chitosan for 3D Printing and Bioprinting.- Chapter 7. The Contribution of D-Glucosamine to cell Membrane Stability: Mechanisms and Applications in Regenerative Medicine.- Chapter 8. Manufacture Techniques of Chitosan Based Microcapsules to Enhance Functional Properties of Textiles.

Dr. Grégorio Crini is researcher at University Bourgogne Franche-Comté, Besançon. His current interests focus on the design of novel polymer networks and the environmental aspects of polysaccharide chemistry. He published over 190 papers in international journals and books, and he is a highly cited researcher. The total citation of his publications is over 8700, h-index: 33.
Dr. Eric Lichtfouse is a biogeochemist at Aix Marseille University who has invented carbon-13 dating, a molecular-level method allowing to study the dynamics of organic compounds in temporal pools of complex environmental media. He is Chief Editor of the journal Environmental Chemistry Letters, and the book series Sustainable Agriculture Reviews and Environmental Chemistry for a Sustainable World.