BIOMEDICAL
CHITOSAN
High Quality Biomedical Chitosan
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NEED HIGH QUALITY
CHITOSAN?
Does your research require chitosan of the highest quality? Are you finding that the analysis of purchased chitosan does not match the advertising?
The mission of Biomedical Chitosan is to produce chitosan of the highest quality*. Each batch of our chitosan is analysed by NATA accredited laboratories and this information is freely available in our products section below.
Our products have;
Our chitosan is derived from crustacean waste from aquaculture and sustainable wild fisheries.
R&D batches currently in stock can be found in the table below.
If you have specific chitosan requirements please contact us.
Low levels of heavy metals – As, Hg, Cd and Pb often total
<0.2ppm
Low levels of ash – often <0.7%
Low levels of total metals – Al, Cr, Cu, Fe, Mn, Ni, Mg, Zn often total <10ppm
Low levels of bacteria – often <20CFU/g
Low levels of protein
Low levels of acid insoluble material – generally <0.2%
No bleaching step
* for R&D purposes. We are working towards a GMP manufacturing License so in the future we are able to make medical grade Active Pharmaceautical Ingredients (API's.)
OUR PRODUCTS
Batches of biomedical chitosan currently in stock are indicated below. Purchases are a minimum of 10 grams and multiples thereof.
If you have a specific requirement for a chitosan that is not listed please contact the team at sales@biomedicalchitosan.com to discuss how we can help.
A free 1 gram sample of in-stock chitosan is available for evaluation purposes, simply use the above email contact address.ⁱ
* – Deacetylation/viscosity group + – plus goods and services tax (GST), if applicable
ⁱ - Limit of one free sample per customer, company or institution.
MATERIALS & QUALITY
Raw Material
Biomedical Chitosan utilises crustacean processing waste as the raw material for its chitosan products. This waste is obtained from;
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Aquaculture farms, and
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Sustainable, managed fisheries in the pristine waters off Australia’s southern coast
The waste is transported and maintained under conditions that support the freshness of the material before it enters the proprietary extraction process.
Traceability
Because the raw material for the Biomedical Chitosan products is sourced from either aquaculture or sustainable wild fisheries, the purchaser has a choice. Batch identification keeps the respective materials separate during the extraction and purification process.
Those seeking the ultimate in traceability should select chitosan derived from aquaculture raw material (indicated in our products section) as the product can be traced to an individual farm location.
High Quality
It is the goal of Biomedical Chitosan to produce chitosan of the highest quality, with a particular focus on products with low levels of heavy metals.
Biomedical Chitosan uses no bleaching steps during the extraction or purification of its chitosan products so the customer can be assured that there are no residues or by-products of bleaching.
ABOUT US
The two principals of Biomedical Chitosan are passionate about fisheries and aquaculture. They saw
the vast amount of seafood processing waste ending up in landfill and asked what else might be
done with this material.
Coincidentally, a new, greener method for producing chitosan from crustacean shells was being
developed in Australia. Acquisition of the rights to use this process provided the means to convert
processing waste to chitosan. Biomedical Chitosan was then formed with the mission of producing high
quality chitosan for use in the biomedical space.
After 3 years of experimentation, a repeatable, quantifiable process was developed. A decision was then made to build and commission a scale up plant capable of manufacturing high quality chitosan of various specifications.
While researching applications for chitosan they realised its therapeutic and health attributes were due to
several favourable properties:
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bio-compatibility
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biodegradability
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low toxicity
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mucoadhesiveness.
They were especially interested in developing chitosan for use in thin film surgical adhesive and nerve and corneal repair.
The company has a number of high quality chitosan products available for sale.*
Biomedical Chitosan looks forward to successfully partnering with chitosan users worldwide and
welcomes feedback that leads to improvement of our products.
If you have specific chitosan requirements, please contact the team at sales@biomedicalchitosan.com.
Biomedical Chitosan are based on the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia.
* Currently for R&D only until an API Manufacturing License is obtained
CONTACT
BIOMEDICAL
CHITOSAN
Administration Office
Austanz Chitin Pty Ltd
T/A Biomedical Chitosan
16 Palm Grove Rd,
Cooroy QLD 4563
Queensland, Australia
Our facility is located on the
Sunshine Coast, QLD, Australia
For any general inquiries, please fill in the following contact form:
