Chitosan scaffolds: Expanding horizons in biomedical applications

AD Gholap, S Rojekar, HS Kapare… - Carbohydrate …, 2023 - Elsevier
Chitosan, a natural polysaccharide from chitin, shows promise as a biomaterial for various
biomedical applications due to its biocompatibility, biodegradability, antibacterial activity …

Preparation and application of chitosan-based medical electrospun nanofibers

S Chen, H Tian, J Mao, F Ma, M Zhang, F Chen… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Chitosan is a kind of polysaccharide cationic polymer, which has excellent biocompatibility,
biodegradability and biological activity. In recent years, chitosan has been widely used as …

[HTML][HTML] Chitosan-based biomaterials: insights into chemistry, properties, devices, and their biomedical applications

S Petroni, I Tagliaro, C Antonini, M D'Arienzo, SF Orsini… - Marine drugs, 2023 - mdpi.com
Chitosan is a marine-origin polysaccharide obtained from the deacetylation of chitin, the
main component of crustaceans' exoskeleton, and the second most abundant in nature …

Marine-derived polysaccharides and their therapeutic potential in wound healing application-A review

M Kumar, D Kumar, Y Garg, S Mahmood… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Polysaccharides originating from marine sources have been studied as potential material for
use in wound dressings because of their desirable characteristics of biocompatibility …

A self-gelling powder based on polyacrylic acid/polyacrylamide/quaternate chitosan for rapid hemostasis

Z Tan, X Li, C Yu, M Yao, Z Zhao, B Guo, L Liang… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
In order to improve the hemostatic effect of the hemostatic dressing for non-compressible
wounds, unknown bleeding points and irregularly shaped wounds, a self-gelling hemostasis …

[HTML][HTML] Amelioration of cancer employing chitosan, its derivatives, and chitosan-based nanoparticles: recent updates

T Virmani, G Kumar, A Sharma, K Pathak, MS Akhtar… - Polymers, 2023 - mdpi.com
The limitations associated with the conventional treatment of cancer have necessitated the
design and development of novel drug delivery systems based mainly on nanotechnology …

[HTML][HTML] Chitosan and chitosan derivatives: Recent advancements in production and applications in environmental remediation

I Issahaku, IK Tetteh, AY Tetteh - Environmental Advances, 2023 - Elsevier
This review, which presents recent advancements in production and applications in
environmental remediation of chitosan and chitosan derivatives, covers relevant literature in …

Chitosan-based electrospun nanofibers for encapsulating food bioactive ingredients: A review

R Castro-Muñoz, MS Kharazmi, SM Jafari - International journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Today, society has been more aware of healthy food products and related items containing
bioactive compounds, which potentially contribute to human health. Unfortunately, the long …

[HTML][HTML] Chitosan, chitosan derivatives, and chitosan-based nanocomposites: eco-friendly materials for advanced applications (a review)

A El-Araby, W Janati, R Ullah, S Ercisli… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
For many years, chitosan has been widely regarded as a promising eco-friendly polymer
thanks to its renewability, biocompatibility, biodegradability, non-toxicity, and ease of …

[HTML][HTML] Chitosan-based nanostructured biomaterials: Synthesis, properties, and biomedical applications

M Ul-Islam, KF Alabbosh, S Manan, S Khan… - Advanced Industrial and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Chitosan is obtained from chitin, which is abundantly found in crustaceans and obtained
through various methods. The demineralization, deproteinization, discoloration, and …