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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish12•10 months agoHoney is great, but probably my favorite most interesting bug byproduct is shellac. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shellac
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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish1•edit-210 months agochitin&chitosan research TLDR: “Chitosan and derivatives have been explored in the development of nanomaterials, bioadhesives, wound dressing materials, improved drug delivery systems, enteric coatings, and in medical devices.”
Honey is great, but probably my favorite most interesting bug byproduct is shellac.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shellac
Why Melted Bugs On Candy And Lemons Fuel A $167 Million Industry
Enjoy!
chitin&chitosan
research
TLDR: “Chitosan and derivatives have been explored in the development of nanomaterials, bioadhesives, wound dressing materials, improved drug delivery systems, enteric coatings, and in medical devices.”