Chemistry Weekly Seminar - Lee Wilson, University of Saskatchewan
Lee Wilson, Professor in the Department of Chemistry, University of Saskatchewan, will present a seminar at 1:30 pm in Thorvaldson 159.
Title
Chitosan-based biocomposites for applications from unique adsorbents to promising carrier systems: An overview of recent sabbatical research
Abstract
Biopolymers represent an emerging class of platform biomaterials that serve to address sustainability (versus synthetic polymers) for a broad range of scientific problems and technological applications. In particular, chitin-based biopolymers such as chitosan are of ongoing research interest due to the synthetic versatility, along with the unique physico-chemical and biological properties of these systems. My presentation will highlight recent research progress from my group that focuses on chitosan-based biocomposites and their sorption-based phenomena in several areas of current interest that contribute to sustainable chemistry:
- Fractionation or removal of chemical species for aqueous media;
- Capture and release of oxyanion nutrients relevant to agriculture and food chemistry; and
- Carrier systems for molecular cargo (e.g., pharmaceuticals & nutraceuticals).