Characterization of chitosan films and effects on fibroblast cell attachment and proliferation

V Hamilton, Y Yuan, DA Rigney, AD Puckett… - Journal of Materials …, 2006 - Springer
Chitosan has been researched for implant and wound healing applications. However, there
are inconsistencies in reports on the tissue and fibroblast responses to chitosan materials …

Bone cell attachment and growth on well‐characterized chitosan films

V Hamilton, Y Yuan, DA Rigney… - Polymer …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Chitosan has been widely researched for bone tissue and implant applications. While initial
results are promising, there are inconsistent reports regarding the biological responses. This …

Chitosan as scaffold materials: Effects of molecular weight and degree of deacetylation

S Hsu, SW Whu, CL Tsai, YH Wu, HW Chen… - Journal of Polymer …, 2004 - Springer
In this study, we investigated in vitro the role of the degree of deacetylation and molecular
weight on some biological properties of chitosan films. The influence of different degree of …

Cellular responses to chitosan in vitro: the importance of deacetylation

M Prasitsilp, R Jenwithisuk, K Kongsuwan… - Journal of materials …, 2000 - Springer
Chitin and chitosan (a deacetylated derivative of chitin) have been proposed for biomedical
applications because of their biocompatibility and abundance in nature. We have …

In vitro characterization of chitosan scaffolds: influence of composition and deacetylation degree

R Seda Tığlı, A Karakeçili… - Journal of Materials …, 2007 - Springer
In this study, the influence of degree of deacetylation (DD) and composition on some
structural and biological properties of chitosan scaffolds were examined in vitro. 3D chitosan …

Influence of the degree of acetylation on some biological properties of chitosan films

C Chatelet, O Damour, A Domard - Biomaterials, 2001 - Elsevier
In this study, we investigated in vitro the role of the degree of acetylation (DA) on some
biological properties of chitosan films. We noticed that, whatever the DA, all chitosan films …

Evaluation of the biocompatibility of a chitosan scaffold in mice

PJ VandeVord, HWT Matthew… - … Research: An Official …, 2002 - Wiley Online Library
Chitosan scaffolds appear to be suitable for a variety of tissue engineering applications. This
study addressed the biocompatibility of chitosan in a mouse implantation model. Porous …

Effects of the degree of deacetylation on the physicochemical properties and Schwann cell affinity of chitosan films

C Wenling, J Duohui, L Jiamou… - Journal of …, 2005 - journals.sagepub.com
Chitosan is a potential material for the preparation of nerve repair conduits. In order to find a
better chitosan for the application in peripheral nerve regeneration, the effects of the degree …

[PDF][PDF] Chitosan based systems for tissue engineering part 1: hard tissues

HÇ Arca, S Şenel - Fabad J Pharm Sci, 2008 - academia.edu
Chitosan is a natural polymer with favorable properties such as biocompatibility,
biodegradability, non-allergenic and nontoxic which make it a very promising material for …

Chitosan for tissue engineering

CH Kim, SJ Park, DH Yang, HJ Chun - Novel biomaterials for regenerative …, 2018 - Springer
Chitosan, a deacetylated chitin, is one of the few natural polymers similar to
glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) widely distributed throughout connective tissues. It has been …