Accepted Manuscript Title: Physicochemical properties and characterization of chitosan synthesized from fish scales, crab and shrimp shells Authors: Suneeta Kumari, A.Sri Hari Kumar, A. Sahoo, P. Rath PII: S0141-8130(16)32690-3 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/doi:10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2017.04.119 Reference: BIOMAC 7483 To appear in: International Journal of Biological Macromolecules Received date: 29-11-2016 Revised date: 12-3-2017 Accepted date: 30-4-2017 Please cite this article as: Suneeta Kumari, A.Sri Hari Kumar, A.Sahoo, P.Rath, Physicochemical properties and characterization of chitosan synthesized from fish scales, crab and shrimp shells, International Journal of Biological Macromoleculeshttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2017.04.119 This is a PDF file of an unedited manuscript that has been accepted for publication. As a service to our customers we are providing this early version of the manuscript. The manuscript will undergo copyediting, typesetting, and review of the resulting proof before it is published in its final form. Please note that during the production process errors may be discovered which could affect the content, and all legal disclaimers that apply to the journal pertain.