Chitin in the 'fiber' industry

[Kritters]

CHITIN AND TEXTILES

Dyeing Chitin/Cellulose Composite Fibers with Reactive Dyes
From: Textile Research Journal | Date: January 1, 2004| Author: Shimizu, Yoshiaki; Dohmyou, Mihoko; Yoshikawa, Masatoshi; Takagishi, Toru | Copyright information

ABSTRACT
The dyeing properties of chitin/cellulose composite fibers-Crabyon® (CR)-for four reactive dyes are examined and compared with those of viscose rayon and partially deacetylated chitin. The CR fibers show high fixation for dyeing with CI Reactive Blue 5 with a monochlorotriazinyl group in a weakly acidic solution and with CI Reactive Blue 19 with a sulfatoethylsulfonyl group from weakly acidic to weakly alkaline solutions. The CR fibers can be dyed with CI Reactive Blue 19 in ...
A Polish scientist is developing a derivative of chitin which is readily soluble and so can be converted into fibre form. Subsequent processing then produces chitin fibres, he claims.
In a paper presented at the 4th Dresdner Textiltagung 1998 in Dresden, Germany, L. Szosland of the Technical University of Lodz, described chitin as a natural polysaccharide with excellent bioactive properties, adding that it is particularly useful in dressing materials for biomedical applications. However, chitin is insoluble in most common solvents due to its extensive hydrogen bonding and its highly crystalline structure.

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“…..described chitin as a natural polysaccharide with excellent bioactive properties…..”
LIKE, with flies, maybe? or the bio-engineered ABALONE experiments, maybe? or with FUNGUS maybe? or with BACTERIA AS IN LYMES, MAYBE? or..................MRSA?..........or............. ..????

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bioactive Definition
bio•ac•tive (-ak′tiv)
adjective
having a capacity to interact with a living tissue or system
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“….Chitin, a polysaccharide made up of poly[(l [arrow right] 4)-2-acetoamido-2-deoxy-D-glucopyranose], is widely distributed in nature as a component of bacterial cell walls and exoskeletons of crustaceans and insects. Recently, chitin and deacetylated chitin (chitosan) have been used more often in various fields [1], for example, in the fiber industry, especially in fiber processes such as deodorant finishing. Also, fibers have been prepared from chitin or chitosan alone or blended with other components…..”
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I AM INTERESTED IN..................how this could possibly be part of Morgellons. The fibers, chitin being 'excellent in BIOACTIVE properties....dying with reds, blues, blacks........the cotton bio-engineering........the fibers coming from my body looking EXACTLY like the fibers in 100% cotton balls.......chitin being composed of a polysaccharide (carbohydrates....which we are supposed to stay away from if we have Morgellons...) how the 'fibers' are airborne (clothes possibly shedding them?).

I think we have a CHITIN FRANKENSTEIN FIBER!


Kritters

[Natalie]

and your probably right, and I havent read your post, BUT I came to say I love you

[tcmgpt13]

Personally the chitin I see is attached to a definite parasite (unidentified so far) which is not to say that I think chitin in other places is not a possibility. This is why I brought up chitin as perhaps being a problem in curing morgellons as so far there do not seem to be any wormers or other drugs to dissolve chitin in the blood stream and/or body. I think one thing which has been found by Wymore in the filaments has been labeled as cellulose. Citovsky found polysaccharides in the fibers. Cellulose is one type of polysaccharide and these have been blended with chitins, one of which is discussed in the first post by Kritts on this thread:

What ARE the FIBERS????

[tcmgpt13]

Just found this post 2manyfibers did on the enzyme chitinase some time back. He had mentioned chitin in one of his earlier posts and I asked him to look into whether or not chitinase would help digest chitin:

How Nutrition Can Effect Morgellons

One thing which is used to dissolve chitin insects on plants is earthworms:

How Nutrition Can Effect Morgellons

[RaeinCo]

chitanese = caffiene or coco beans

[Kritters]

Hey, awesome.
Hey let's give credit due to those who get off on it. Keep on keeping on as long as we find out the deal. Ego trips aside, I hope we find the answersl
Kritts

[Kritters]

I'm really confused why you are repeating what I posted in different ways, TC. Yes. a polysaccharide. Yes, cellulose. So what is your problem here? Does this not concur with what I am presenting here?What am I missing? How have I presented a problem with you here?

[RaeinCo]

I'm confused too. I know about chitanese for reasons unrelated to this. I was trying to give you nonchemical alternatives. chocolate, coffee, green tea.....

[tcmgpt13]

The point Kritts was to show that that cellulose which is a polysaccharide is being found by Wymore in morgellons fibers and Darrah has identified polysaccharide in morgellons fibers, two folks who have actually researched and actually at least partially identified what might be in the fibers themselves. So far no chitin itself has been mentioned or identified by either of these researchers. Or Citovsky. Referring back to what has been actually been found in morgellons fibers I think is important to the current discussion. The reference I made about fiber and chitin being mixed was to the first post you made here in this thread which shows that cellulose and chitin are being mixed to make certain fibers like cotton which is interesting too. That mixture however, up to this time, has not been identified in morgellons fibers by people who are actually identifying the fibers.

Since I had brought up chitin in another thread as possibly being connected to morgellons I am trying to show that I think chitin is involved in the parasites connected to morgellons which is nothing more than a different opinion about how chitin is involved in morgellons. I could be wrong of course. I expect much of what we all say here is wrong. The things I see sometimes look like some form of insects and I think some others have been seeing similar things. I thought that 2mf's old post about chitinase was very interesting and that many may not have read it before, as if chitin were to be found in the morgellons paradox in whatever form then knowing how to dissolve it would be important. Chitinase is probably just one approach which might be taken to try to dissolve chitin. Right now, any certainty about chitin, whether in parasites or in fibers remains an open question.

Sorry Rae I am unsure what you mean exactly by saying chitinase is in cocoa, tea and coffee. Do you have an references to explain it more fully? Is it a big component? Is it being used to dissolve chitin commercially? If so I can see I want to keep drinking my coffee.

[Kritters]

Here are excerpts from a post by 2many and Godsgrace:

2Many: The following information specifically points to more potential connections between Morgellons and GMOs in my opinion. One of the other things I’ve been wondering about lately is the introduction of animal proteins like keratin into genetically modified cotton. Some strains of cotton have been genetically modified with rabbit DNA to produce keratin fibers as part of the cotton (like the fur of rabbits, which is supposed to make the cotton softer and also add properties like wrinkle resistance). The next link notes that China started a large program to grow this genetically modified cotton in 1999, so there is likely a lot of this cotton in the clothes we wear today (and there apparently is no viable way for consumers to tell what products do or don’t contain this GM cotton).

Ministry of Science and Technology of the People's Republic of China

It seems quite logical to me that having rabbit keratin in GM cotton could readily attract rabbit mites to infest the cotton as well as any products made from this GM cotton. Thus, it seems like a very reasonable possibility that the cotton clothes we wear could be attracting parasites to our bodies that normal cotton wouldn’t attract (and these mites could just make themselves at home feeding on human keratins, some of which are similar to rabbit keratins – the human body has at least 26 known types of keratins). Rabbit mites feed on the fur of rabbits which is made of keratin and the same keratins that rabbit fur is made of is now part of this genetically modified cotton.

Many mites of all types feed on keratin (bird mites feed on feathers which are keratin – and human hair and the surface of human skin are made of keratin as well). I think it is quite conceivable that the keratin in this GM cotton could be a vehicle for mites to transfer to humans more readily – they may be attracted to the rabbit “fur-like” keratin in the cotton and because the cotton is worn next to our skin, the mites may see our skin as a natural extension (like the skin of rabbits they would normally infest). The next link discusses rabbit mites and notes that some of these mites can infest humans as well (and there are numerous sites discussing how rabbit mites and other mites feed on keratin).

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Godsgrace:

After being compared to fibers in the national database of known fibrous elements, Morgellons fibers have not been found identical to any other known substances. They have been found to be consistent with a substance that could be produced by the human body. It has been stated that Morgellons fibers cannot be manmade and are also not made by plants. This is a vague description but it reflects almost everything that is known right now about Morgellons fibers.

In January 2007, Morgellons fibers were found to contain cellulose, the primary component of plants. Cellulose is also used in the makeup of cotton and linen, as well as cellophane. Additionally, patients reporting Morgellons fibers have also tested positively for Agrobacterium, and organism that infects plants and is known to produce cellulose fibers primarily at the infection site. This evidence has been helpful in shedding some light on the mystery of Morgellons fibers but has still not been conclusive.

Rather than a bacterial infection, some scientists and physicians have chosen to believe that the Morgellons fibers may be a byproduct of a more complex fungal condition. Morgellons fibers resemble hyphae, which are the primary mode of growth in fungi. This has lead many to the conclusion that Morgellons fibers are part of fungal growth or a possible parasite that is new to the medical and scientific community.

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NOW ME:

I FIND THIS TO BE SIGNIFICANT: This evidence has been helpful in shedding some light on the mystery of Morgellons fibers but has still not been conclusive.

Rather than a bacterial infection, some scientists and physicians have chosen to believe that the Morgellons fibers may be a byproduct of a more complex fungal condition. Morgellons fibers resemble hyphae, which are the primary mode of growth in fungi.
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STILL ME:

Everyone please forgive me for not remembering everything 2Many had posted in the past. Call it brain fog, or call it not wanting to read every lengthy piece he writes (sorry 2many) involving nutritional factors which could be involved in Morgellons.

However, I think it is worth noting that even though the scientists have found the components they have in the fibers, it is still NOT CONCLUSIVE. This means there may be more involved, which is just what I was trying to relay.

TC may believe the chitin is involved because of insects. This is not what I am saying here.

I have no insects. I repeat. I have no insects. I have cellulosal-type arm hair which has replaced my regular hair. I surely hope it doesn't happen to my head hair as well, as it would not be pretty.

As I said in the past, I believe, in MY case, fungus is involved. Possibly bacteria as well. Is it a co-incidence almost everyone tests positive for Lymes and herpes as well? I don't know. I'm trying to put the pieces of the puzzle together and sharing my thoughts. I'm not trying to set the world on fire, just throwing my suspicions out there along with everyone else to discuss them and see if they have merit.

Since the fibers I pulled from my arm and every other spec I find on my body look exactly the same as the cotton fibers in 100% cotton balls (which I now know are NOT 100% COTTON), my thinking is that it's possible the cotton (chitin blend) could be contaminated by a fungi, which, when airborne, (which happens when your clothing moves around, is washed, etc.) then contaminates us. Since fungi attack hair follicles, and my hair looks like cellulose OR hyphae (but in my opinion too long and strong for hyphae... although I'm not an expert) or a combination thereof. The fibers ALSO look like what I have seen in pictures of CRYPTOSTRONGYLUS.

How all that could come together, is beyond my scope of knowledge as well as anyone else on this forum.

I think it is really important, as I've said in the past, not to attack fellow posters here when they have a thought, in an attempt to discredit or dismiss it.

If this continues to be the case, I'm going to find another forum.

Kritters