Short Communication, J Nanomater Mol Nanotechnol Vol: 1 Issue: 2
Nanoparticles and Nanostructures Man-Made or Naturally Recovered: The Biomimetic Activity of Chitin Nanofibrils
Pierfrancesco Morganti* | |
Department of Dermatology, II University of Naples, Naples, Italy | |
Corresponding author : Pierfrancesco Morganti Professor of Skin Pharmacology, Department of Dermatology, II University of Naples, Naples, Italy Tel: 0039 06 9286261; Fax: 0039 06 9286523 E-mail: info@iscd.it; morganti@iscd.it |
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Received: October 30, 2012 Accepted: December 20, 2012 Published: December 23, 2012 | |
Citation: Morganti P (2012) Nanoparticles and Nanostructures Man-Made or Naturally Recovered: The Biomimetic Activity of Chitin Nanofibrils. J Nanomater Mol Nanotechnol 1:2. doi:10.4172/2324-8777.1000101 |
Abstract
Nanoparticles and Nanostructures Man-Made or Naturally Recovered: The Biomimetic Activity of Chitin Nanofibrils
Nanostructures, man-made or naturally recovered, are materials which often have specific properties due to their small particle size. Being on the nanometer scale (nm; a bacterium is about 1000 nm long), nanotechnology is supposed to play a critical role to solve the problem to obtain new functional healthy ingredients and structures.