Progress on Chemistry and Application of Chitin and its Derivatives (PCACD)
Vol. XXXI (2026)

Review
A comprehensive review on β-chitosan from cephalopod wastes: processing, physicochemical properties, and its biomedical potential
Roshan Ara Begum, Shenbagarathai Rajaiah, Suresh Govindan, Bhavani Kumararaj, NoorMohammed Farooq
DOI: 10.15259/PCACD.31.001

Review
Chitinolytic enzymes of fungi in the genus Talaromyces: a brief review
Rosario Nicoletti, Luigi De Masi
DOI: 10.15259/PCACD.31.002

Review
Chitosan and honey-based hydrogel dressings for wound healing: a review of the current state of knowledge
Aneta Ostróżka-Cieślik, Sowmya Ramachandran, Archana Tanwar
DOI: 10.15259/PCACD.31.003

Review
Chitosan-based hydrogels: a general review of their areas of application
Ramona Lungu, Manuela Maria Iftime
DOI: 10.15259/PCACD.31.004

Review
Chitosan-biosurfactant hybrid systems: from physicochemical interactions to functional bioformulations
Piotr Drożdżyński
DOI: 10.15259/PCACD.31.005

Review
Chitosan in next-generation functional foods: technological, nutritional, and sustainable perspectives
Rita Paola Debri, Antonino De Lorenzo, Raffaele Conte, Gianfranco Peluso
DOI: 10.15259/PCACD.31.006

Review
Progress on chitosan potential for wound healing
Muhammad Tahir, Silvia Vicini, Alina Sionkowska
DOI: 10.15259/PCACD.31.007

Review
Recent advances in chitosan-based materials for sustainable environmental remediation: design, mechanisms and applications – mini review
Olga Marchut-Mikołajczyk
DOI: 10.15259/PCACD.31.008

Characterisation of nanocomposite thermosensitive hydrogels based on chitosan and carbon nanotubes
Katarzyna Pieklarz, Zofia Modrzejewska, Grzegorz Galita, Ireneusz Majsterek
DOI: 10.15259/PCACD.31.009

Chitosan/gelatin/PVA-based hydrogel as a 2D culture substrate for the differentiation of hDPSCs into insulin-producing cells
Francisco J. Avelar-Rodríguez, Jorge A. Jiménez-Avalos, Khandual Sanghamitra, Erika N. Marino-Marmolejo, Iliany A. Martínez-Álvarez, David A. Macias-Martin, Zaira Y. García-Carvajal, Flor Y. Flores-Hernández
DOI: 10.15259/PCACD.31.010

Comparative adsorption properties of chitosan and other biopolymer hydrogels for heavy metal removal
Jolanta Weronika Kubica, Łukasz Gardas, Tomasz Mańdok, Łukasz Wujcicki, Jakub Adamek, Klaudiusz Gołombek, Andrzej Milewski, Joanna Kluczka
DOI: 10.15259/PCACD.31.011

Comparative study of the structure and electrostrictive properties of chitosan-ZnO nanoparticles and chitosan-Zn2+ ion nano-biocomposite
Citlali Uitz Toalá, Evgen Prokhorov, Martin Adelaido Hernández-Landaverde, José Martin Yáñez Limón, José Juan Gervacio-Arciniega, Gabriel Luna-Barcenas
DOI: 10.15259/PCACD.31.012

Enabling continuous pilot-scale wet spinning of chitin multifilament yarns: spinneret effects and solvent removal control
Irina Kuznik, Carolin König, Enrico Sommer, Sabrina Scheele, Lukas Benecke, Chokri Cherif
DOI: 10.15259/PCACD.31.013

Enzymatic deacetylation of chitosan/chitin from a thermodynamic point of view
Małgorzata Zień, Barbara M. Stencel, Małgorzata M. Jaworska
DOI: 10.15259/PCACD.31.014

Extraction of intracellular chitosanolytic and chitinolytic enzymes from filamentous fungi of the genus Mucor
Katarzyna Struszczyk-Świta
DOI: 10.15259/PCACD.31.015

Fungal chitosan vs bentonite in ‘Solaris’ white wine under reduced SO2. Part 1. Effects on turbidity, colour and polyphenols
Ireneusz Ochmian, Marcelina Krupa-Małkiewicz
DOI: 10.15259/PCACD.31.016

Fungal chitosan vs bentonite in ‘Solaris’ white wine under reduced SO2. Part 2. Physicochemical stability and sensory quality during storage
Ireneusz Ochmian, Marcelina Krupa-Małkiewicz
DOI: 10.15259/PCACD.31.017

High-frequency sonochemical synthesis of chitosan-stabilised silver nanoparticles
Bożena Rokita, Renata Czechowska-Biskup, Malwina Olejniczak, Klaudia Jakubowska, Piotr Ulański
DOI: 10.15259/PCACD.31.018

Molecular weight and concentration-associated effects of chitosan in Dorycnium germanicum micropropagation
Marcelina Krupa-Małkiewicz, Ireneusz Ochmian
DOI: 10.15259/PCACD.31.019

Porous chitosan microfiltration membranes for microplastics removal
Mateusz Cegłowski, Monika Walczak, Maciej Szwast, Daniel Polak, Paweł Ruśkowski, Agnieszka Gadomska-Gajadhur
DOI: 10.15259/PCACD.31.020

Sustainable synthesis of PAR-modified chitosan for selective lead(II) separation from copper(II) in water
Piotr Kotlarczyk, Łukasz Wujcicki, Tomasz Mańdok, Jakub Adamek, Joanna Kluczka
DOI: 10.15259/PCACD.31.021