Chitin is the most abundant aminopolysaccharide polymer occurring in nature, and is the
building material that gives strength to the exoskeletons of crustaceans, insects, and the cell …

Despite considerable progress in medical research, cancer is still one of the high-ranking
causes of death in the world. It is the second most common cause of death due to disease …

Traditional methods of bone defect repair include autografts, allografts, surgical
reconstruction, and metal implants that have several disadvantages such as donor site …

Tailoring of chitosan through the involvement of its amino, acetamido, and hydroxy groups
can give derivatives of enhanced solubility and remarkable anticancer activity. The general …

The biorenewable polysaccharides chitin and chitosan are currently being explored
intensively for their applications, especially in pharmaceutical, biomedical, and …

Chitosan is an excellent biopolymer, widely used in drug delivery. Chitosan is a bio-
compatible and biodegradable polysaccharide that is derived from chitin. It can be used in …

Current tissue engineering strategies are focused on the restoration of pathologically altered
tissue architecture by transplantation of cells in combination with supportive scaffolds and …

Chitin and chitosan are biopolymers having immense structural possibilities for chemical
and mechanical modifications to generate novel properties, functions and applications …

Recent studies of the chemical modification of chitosan are discussed from the viewpoint of
biomedical applications. In this review are presented the current applications of the various …

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