The unique properties of chitosan make it a useful choice for various nanoparticulate drug
delivery applications. Although chitosan is biocompatible and enables cellular uptake, its …

Chitin and chitosan are considerably versatile and promising biomaterials. The deacetylated
chitin derivative chitosan is a useful and interesting bioactive polymer. Despite its …

In this review, the importance of water in hydrogel (HG) properties and structure is analyzed.
A variety of methods such as 1H NMR (nuclear magnetic resonance), DSC (differential …

This review outlines the recent developments on carboxymethyl chitosan-based bio-medical
applications. Carboxymethyl chitosan, a water soluble derivative of chitosan, with enhanced …

Over the last decade carboxymethyl chitosan (CMCS) has emerged as a promising
biopolymer for the development of new drug delivery systems and improved scaffolds along …

Conventional gene delivery with viral or lipid carriers-are plagued by disadvantages such as
low transfection efficiency, cytotoxicity and immunogenicity. Numerous techniques are being …

Gene delivery can particularly be used for the treatment of diseases by the insertion of
genetic materials (DNA and RNA) into mammalian cells either to express new proteins or to …

Polysaccharides arouse great interest due to their structure and unique properties, such as
biocompatibility, biodegradability, and absence of toxicity. Polysaccharides from marine …

Abstract O-Carboxymethyl chitosan (OCMC) Schiff's base was utilized for a new class of
organic-inorganic hybrid material by grafting it on nano-silica-silane and further metallated …

Biocompatibility, biodegradability, and low cost of chitin and chitosan have drawn immense
attention in many fields including medicine, bioinspired material science, pharmaceuticals …