Carboxymethyl-chitosan, a water-soluble derivative of chitosan, has emerged as a
promising candidate for biomedical applications due to its excellent water solubility …

Carboxymethyl chitosan (CM-chitosan) was prepared and characterized by FTIR and NMR
spectroscopy, and its biological safety in tumor application was investigated both in vitro and …

Carboxymethyl chitosan (CMCS), one of the most important water soluble chitosan
derivatives, has great potentials in biomedical applications due to its excellent water …

Purpose Chitosan, a natural macromolecule, is widely used in medical and pharmaceutical
fields because of its distinctive properties such as bactericide, fungicide and above all its …

Chitosan is a versatile polysaccharide of biological origin. Due to the biocompatible and
biodegradable nature of chitosan, it is intensively utilized in biomedical applications in …

Chitosan (CS) is a biopolymer that offers a wide range in biomedical applications due to its
biocompatibility, biodegradability, low toxicity and antimicrobial activity. Syringaldehyde (1) …

The cytotoxicity profile of three chitosan derivatives with different affinity to water was
evaluated in vitro. The derivatives selected were carboxymethylated-chitosan (CMCH) …

Cancer is one of the major causes of death worldwide. Chemotherapeutic drugs have
become a popular choice as anticancer agents. Despite the therapeutic benefits of …

Cancer, one of the lethal threats to human health, is most frequently treated with surgery,
chemotherapy and radiation. Specific receptors and abnormal physiochemical conditions …

The objective of the present study was to improve the solubility of chitosan at neutral
aqueous solution without altering its bioactivity. Through an alkylation reaction under mild …