Chitosan, a deacetylated chitin, is one of the few natural polymers similar to
glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) widely distributed throughout connective tissues. It has been …

At the present work, we have studied the short-term degradation of chitosan with different
degrees of deacetylation (DD) and molecular weights. The various grades of chitosan were …

Chitosan (Ch) is being actively investigated as a non-protein template for the growth of an
increasing number of anchorage-dependent cells, including chondrocytes and bone cells. In …

Chitosan (degree of deacetylation of 90.2%) and N‐carboxymethylchitosan (N‐
CMCh)(degree of substitution of 18.5%) were analyzed using thermogravimetric analysis in …

Chitosan derivatives such as N, N, N-trimethylated chitosan (TMC) are currently being
investigated for the delivery of drugs, vaccines and genes. However, the influence of the …

Tissue engineering is an important therapeutic strategy to be used in regenerative medicine
in the present and in the future. Functional biomaterials research is focused on the …

Although chitin is of the most available biopolymers on Earth its uses and applications are
limited due to its low solubility. The deacetylation of chitin leads to chitosan. This biopolymer …

Amongst the natural polymers, chitin is the second most abundant, present mainly in fungi
and exoskeleton of crustaceans. It forms a major part of the seafood waste as compiled and …

This chapter focuses on various applications of chitosan, as well as current research on its
physicochemical properties. Application areas that are covered include water treatment …

Chitosan was prepared from chitin using a deacetylation process. The molecular weight and
degree of deacetylation of chitosan were determined by viscosity and infrared spectroscopy …