Chitosan is currently being touted as a key supplement offering health benefits including weight loss. The adoption of this supplement is anticipated to increase steadily in the manufacture of antimicrobial films for food packaging and wound dressing, among other applications, due to its positive attributes like biodegradability.
Investigations and research studies have revealed that chitosan and chitin show promising results against viral infections, including SARS-CoV-2, thus expanding the scope of the chitosan market during the coronavirus pandemic. In addition, chitosan-based nanoparticles can be deployed in advanced drug delivery systems, given their remarkable biological and physicochemical characteristics, along with their