Dried Fruit of the Luffa Sponge as a Source of Chitin for Applications as Skin Substitutes

Figure 1

Appearance of the LUFFACHITIN membrane collected at different stages of purification. (a) Luffa aegyptiaca and (b) Ganoderma; (1) original material; (2) residue after alkaline treatment; (3) the final product; (4) microscopic photographs. The scale bar of (a4) is the same with that of (b4).