Chitosan is a biotechnological derivative of chitin receiving a widespread pharmaceutical
and biomedical applications. It can be used to encapsulate and deliver cancer therapeutics …

The limitations associated with the conventional treatment of cancer have necessitated the
design and development of novel drug delivery systems based mainly on nanotechnology …

Biomaterials are mostly any natural and synthetic materials which are compatible from a
biological point of view with the human body. Biomaterials are widely used to sustain …

This review provides an analysis of experimental results on the study of alkaline
heterogeneous deacetylation of chitin obtained by the authors and also published in the …

Chitin-based nanoparticles are polysaccharide materials that can be produced from a waste
stream of the seafood industry: crustacean shells. These nanoparticles have received …

Chitin, a widely available natural polymer, is the fundamental structural component of
crustacean shells. The crustacean processing industry produces a lot of shell waste each …

Hemorrhage is a detrimental event present in traumatic injury, surgery, and disorders of
bleeding that can become life-threatening if not properly managed. Moreover, uncontrolled …

Chitin and chitosan are biopolymers that are frequently found in nature and have a broad
range of applications in the food, biomedical and industrial sectors, due to their high …

Polysaccharides are one of the most abundant natural polymers and their molecular
structure influences many crucial characteristics—inter alia hydrophobicity, mechanical, and …

Chitosan is a positively charged polysaccharide obtained through chitin deacetylation. It
belongs to a group of biodegradable, bioavailable, and non-toxic materials of natural origin; …