Osteomyelitis is a complex disease in orthopedics mainly caused by bacterial pathogens
invading bone or bone marrow. The treatment of osteomyelitis is highly difficult and it is a …

Bone defects requiring grafts to promote healing are frequently occurring and costly
problems in health care. Chitosan, a biodegradable, naturally occurring polymer, has drawn …

For many years, research has been carried out on finding an ideal bone substitute. Chitosan
(CTS) is a naturally occurring polysaccharide, obtained mainly from, inter alia, the shells of …

Chitosan is a naturally occurring polysaccharide obtained from chitin, present in abundance
in the exoskeletons of crustaceans and insects. It has aroused great interest as a biomaterial …

Scientists have always been interested in the use of natural polymers for drug delivery.
Chitosan, being a natural cationic polysaccharide has received a great deal of attention in …

Chitosan is a product of the deacetylation of chitin, which is widely found in nature. Chitosan
is insoluble in water and most organic solvents, which seriously limits both its application …

In the recent past, chitosan demonstrated intriguing applications in the different domains of
biomedical science, probably due to its biodegradability, biocompatibility, minimal toxicity …

Critical-sized bone defects treated with biomaterials offer an efficient alternative to traditional
methods involving surgical reconstruction, allografts, and metal implants. Chitosan, a natural …

Chitosan is known to possess excellent properties such as biodegradability,
biocompatibility, antimicrobial activity and less toxicity due to which it has applications in …

This article critically reviews the recent developments in the structural modifications of
chitosan and its nano-structured variants produced via different techniques and their …