1995 – Sandrine Demarger-Andre (France)
Title of thesis
Study of the interactions between chitosan and lipids

1999 – Corrado Muzzarelli (Italy)
Title of thesis
Composition of the non-commercial fraction of the catch in the Adriatic Sea, and perspectives of exploitation

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Are Kristiansen (Norway)
Title of thesis
Specific interactions of chitosans with lysozyme and wheat germ agglutinin (WGA)

2002 – Sabina Prochazkova Strand (Norway)
Title of thesis
Interactions between chitosans and bacteria: flocculation and adhesion

2006 – Gustav Vaaje-Kolstad (Norway)
Title of thesis
The chitinolytic system of Serratia marcescens – the catalytic mechanism of chitinase B and the function of the chitin binding protein, CBP21

2007 – Sebastien Ladet (France)
Title of thesis
Elaboration and study of the physical and biological properties of a multi-membrane bioreactor

2009 – Marc Lavertu (Canada)
Ecole Polytechnique of Montreal, Quebec
Title of thesis
Characterization of the Thermosensitive System Chitosan-Glycerol Phosphate and Applications for Gene Delivery

2011 – Dr Ander Abarrategi Lopez (Spain)
Title of thesis
Chitosan as BMP-2 carrier: material development, characterization and applicability in bone tissue engineering. Thesis available online: PDF

2013 – Luca Casettari (Italy)
Title of thesis
Analyses of the chitosan and PEGylated chitosan properties. Formulation of mucoadhesive microparticles produced in scCO2 and nanoparticles for the release of DNA/siRNA

2015 – Jogi Madhuprakash (India)
Title of thesis
Structural and mutational analysis of transglycosylation by chitinase-D from Serratia proteamaculans

2017 – Stefan Cord-Landwehr (Germany)
Title of thesis
Quantitative mass spectrometry as a powerful tool for analysing chitosan-modifying enzymes and how they define the bioactivities of chitosans (Abstract and Publication list)