Product name	Chitosan
Appearance	Off white powder
MOQ	1kg
Certificate	ISO,SGS,HALAL,KOSHER
CAS	9012-76-4
Molecular Formula	C56H103N9O39

Chitosan Powder has a number of commercial and possible biomedical uses. It can be used in agriculture as a seed treatment and biopesticide, helping plants to fight off fungal infections. In winemaking it can be used as a fining agent, also helping to prevent spoilage. In industry, it can be used in a self-healing polyurethane paint coating. In medicine, it may be useful in bandages to reduce bleeding and as an antibacterial agent; it can also be used to help deliver drugs through the skin.

More controversially, Water Soluble Chitosan has been asserted to have use in limiting fat absorption, which would make it useful for dieting, but there is evidence against this.

In Medicine, health care products:

Chitosan is useful in promoting tissue growth in tissue repair and accelerating wound-healing and bone regeneration.

Chitosan also can be incorporated into hydrogels and microspheres which demonstrate large potential in delivery systems for drugs, proteins or genes.

In Health Food:

Chitosan has a strong positive charge helps it bind to fats and cholesterol and initiates clotting of red blood cells.Also can be used as food additive.

- Cholesterol-lowering effects. 

- Fiber and weight loss effects.

In Agriculture:

Chitosan is an ecologically friendly biopesticide substance that boosts the innate ability of plants to defend themselves against fungal infections, also can be used as soil improvement agent, seed treatment and plant growth enhancer. 

In Cosmetic Industry:

Chitosan's strong positive charge allows it to bind to negatively charged surfaces such as hair and skin which makes it a useful ingredient in hair and skin products.