O le pauta atigi e faasino i le pauta e faia e ala i le olopalaina ma oloina atigi.O lona 95% mea e aofia ai le calcium carbonate, chitin, ma sina vaega itiiti o amino acids ma polysaccharides.E mafai ona faʻaaogaina e avea ma mea maualuga mo meaʻai, mea teuteu ma teuteuga i totonu, ma faʻaaogaina i lafumanu ma moa.Mea'ai ma mea'ai fa'aopoopo puna calcium, fa'agaoioiga teuteu, desiccants, ma isi mea. O le pa'u pa'u pa'u vali o se vali fa'alelei totonu o fale i tausaga talu ai nei.

1. Adsorption of formaldehyde 2. Fa'amama le ea 3. Fa'ate'a galuega manogi 4. A'afiaga antibacterial ma antibacterial