Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Articles Article Faculty Publications -Articles Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Characteristics of chitin extracted from different growth phases of black soldier fly, Hermetia illucens, fed with different organic wastes Subject The topic of the resource Chitin; Insect; Waste management; Wound healing Description An account of the resource Insect chitin was isolated from different life stages of the black soldier fly Hermetia illucens, such as instar stages, prepupae and pupae, reared separately on fruit and vegetable waste substrates after removal of fat, protein and minerals. Chitin yield was high in prepupae fed with vegetable waste (11.78 0.13%) followed by fruit waste (6.82 0.36%). The extracted chitin was compared with a commercial chitin from shrimp by Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy and thermogravimetric analysis. The results revealed that both chitins from commercial shrimp source and the H. illucens had similar chemical structures and physicochemical properties indicating the H. illucens chitin samples to be of ?- chitin orientation type. With regards to the H. illucens samples, small physiochemical changes were noticed. Furthermore, the polymers derived from BSF are equivalent to commercial polymers in terms of purity and structural morphology, indicating their utility for industrial and medical applications. Thus, H. illucens prepupae is a promising alternative source of chitin. 2023, African Association of Insect Scientists. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rampure S.M.; Velayudhannair K.; Marimuthu N. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived International Journal of Tropical Insect Science, Vol-43, No. 3, pp. 979-987. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Institute for Ionics Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2023-01-01 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context <a href="https://doi.org/10.1007/s42690-023-00997-6" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://doi.org/10.1007/s42690-023-00997-6</a> <br /><br /><a href="https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85158040637&amp;doi=10.1007%2Fs42690-023-00997-6&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=b85c1e30885cdfb8f761c0c191a59fc7" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85158040637&amp;doi=10.1007%2fs42690-023-00997-6&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=b85c1e30885cdfb8f761c0c191a59fc7</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Restricted Access Relation A related resource ISSN: 17427584 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Online Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Article Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Rampure S.M., Department of Life Sciences, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bangalore Central Campus, Dharmaram Post, Hosur Road, Karnataka, Bengaluru, 560029, India; Velayudhannair K., Department of Life Sciences, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bangalore Central Campus, Dharmaram Post, Hosur Road, Karnataka, Bengaluru, 560029, India; Marimuthu N., Department of Chemistry, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bangalore Central Campus, Hosur Road, Karnataka, Bengaluru, 560029, India