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 …

Abstract Chitosan (CS), a by–product of chitin deacetylation can be useful in a broad range
of purposes, to mention agriculture, pharmaceuticals, material science, food and nutrition …

Hybrids of natural polymers with synthetic polymers are of great interest because of their
application as biomedical and biodegradable materials. One of the natural polymers that …

Chitosan is the second abundant biopolymer present on earth after cellulose. Chitosan is
extracted from the shells of shrimp and other crustaceans. Several methods were reported …

There have been various biomaterial developed and used in various biomedical
applications. Among all the biomaterials, natural ones are more sophisticated and readily …

Chitosan is a natural based polymer, obtained by alkaline deacetylation of chitin, which
presents excellent biological properties such as biodegradability and immunological …

An elegant way to improve or to impart new properties to chitosan is the chemical
modification of the chain, generally by grafting of functional groups, without modification of …

Chitosan is considered as a promising material in the pharmaceutical and biomedical fields
based on its unique biological properties. This review presents chemical modifications of …

Chitosan is a naturally occurring biopolymer having diversified applications not only in the
pharmaceutical field, but also in the biomedical profession. The presence of functional …

Chitosan is a cationic polysaccharide derived from Chitin, a renewable natural polymer
second in abundance to cellulose. Chitosan is one of the most preferred biomaterials for …