Biodegradable chito-beads replacing non-biodegradable microplastics for cosmetics

Sungbin Ju; Giyoung Shin; Minkyung Lee; Jun Mo Koo; Hyeonyeol Jeon; Yong Sik Ok; Dong Soo Hwang; Sung Yeon Hwang; Dongyeop X. Oh; Jeyoung Park

doi:10.1039/d1gc01588e

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Biodegradable chito-beads replacing non-biodegradable microplastics for cosmetics

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Biodegradable microbeads prepared by reacetylation of chitosan are readily applicable to skin exfoliators as substitutes to synthetic polymers with their suitable mechanical properties and high cleansing efficiencies.

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