Mushroom Chitosan in Textiles: Eco-Friendly Functional Fabric Technology
1. What is Mushroom Chitosan? Mushroom chitosan is a natural biopolymer extracted from the cell walls of fungi. It’s derived from chitin, a structural component that gives mushrooms their rigidity and form. Origin and Abundance Chitin is the second most abundant natural polysaccharide in nature, after cellulose. Most fungi contain 5%-7% chitin in their […]
