Chitosan derivatives and their application in biomedicine

W Wang, Q Meng, Q Li, J Liu, M Zhou, Z Jin… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
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 …

Applications of chitosan in food, pharmaceuticals, medicine, cosmetics, agriculture, textiles, pulp and paper, biotechnology, and environmental chemistry

N Morin-Crini, E Lichtfouse, G Torri, G Crini - Environmental Chemistry …, 2019 - Springer
Chitosan is a biopolymer obtained from chitin, one of the most abundant and renewable
materials on Earth. Chitin is a primary component of cell walls in fungi, the exoskeletons of …

Chitosan-based biomaterials for tissue regeneration

Y Kim, Z Zharkinbekov, K Raziyeva, L Tabyldiyeva… - Pharmaceutics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Chitosan is a chitin-derived biopolymer that has shown great potential for tissue
regeneration and controlled drug delivery. It has numerous qualities that make it attractive …

Seafood waste as attractive source of chitin and chitosan production and their applications

VP Santos, NSS Marques, PCSV Maia… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Chitosan is a cationic polymer obtained by deacetylation of chitin, found abundantly in
crustacean, insect, arthropod exoskeletons, and molluscs. The process of obtaining chitin by …

Extracellular matrix-based materials for regenerative medicine

GS Hussey, JL Dziki, SF Badylak - Nature Reviews Materials, 2018 - nature.com
In tissue engineering and regenerative medicine, a biomaterial provides mechanical support
and biochemical signals to encourage cell attachment and modulate cell behaviour …

Chitosan biomaterials application in dentistry

E Fakhri, H Eslami, P Maroufi, F Pakdel… - International journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Chitosan is a natural biopolymer derived from deacetylation of chitin and it has been
investigated with interdisciplinary approaches for multitude applications. Chitosan …

Recent progressions in biomedical and pharmaceutical applications of chitosan nanoparticles: A comprehensive review

EM Khalaf, NA Abood, RZ Atta… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Nowadays, the most common approaches in the prognosis, diagnosis, and treatment of
diseases are along with undeniable limitations. Thus, the ever-increasing need for using …

Chitosan films and scaffolds for regenerative medicine applications: A review

FS Rezaei, F Sharifianjazi, A Esmaeilkhanian… - Carbohydrate …, 2021 - Elsevier
Over the last years, chitosan has demonstrated unparalleled characteristics for regenerative
medicine applications. Beside excellent antimicrobial and wound healing properties, this …

Advanced applications of chitosan-based hydrogels: From biosensors to intelligent food packaging system

J Yang, M Shen, Y Luo, T Wu, X Chen, Y Wang… - Trends in Food Science & …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background As the only natural cationic polysaccharide, chitosan (CH) have several
bioactivities. Moreover, CH was the ideal biomaterial for the preparation of hydrogels that …

Chitosan-based hydrogels: Preparation, properties and applications

Z Shariatinia, AM Jalali - International journal of biological macromolecules, 2018 - Elsevier
Chitosan (CS), the second most plentiful natural polysaccharide next to cellulose, has
valuable characteristics including biocompatibility, nontoxicity and biodegradability. CS is …