Chitin, and especially its deacetylated variant chitosan, has many applications, eg as carrier
material for pharmaceutical drugs or as a flocculant in wastewater treatment. Despite its …

Chitosan is a deacetylated polysaccharide from chitin, the natural biopolymer primarily
found in shells of marine crustaceans and fungi cell walls. Upon deacetylation, the …

The biological material, chitin, is present in nature in three allomorphic forms: α, β and γ.
Whereas most studies have dealt with α-and β-chitin, only few investigations have focused …

This review outlines the new developments on chitosan-based bioapplications. Over the last
decade, functional biomaterials research has developed new drug delivery systems and …

Honey was used to treat wounds since ancient times till nowadays. The present study aimed
at preparing a honey-based hydrogel and assay its antimicrobial properties and wound …

Recent trends in biodegradable polymers indicate significant developments in terms of
novel design strategies and engineering to provide advanced polymers with comparably …

Chitosan is a natural polysaccharide that has attracted significant scientific interest during
the last two decades. It is a potentially biologically compatible material that is chemically …

Chitosan nanoparticles are good drug carriers because of their good biocompatibility and
biodegradability, and can be readily modified. As a new drug delivery system, they have …

Metal cations can be adsorbed by chelation on amine groups of chitosan in near neutral
solutions. In the case of metal anions, the sorption proceeds by electrostatic attraction on …

Of late, the most bountiful natural biopolymer chitin and chitosan have become cynosure of
all party because of an unusual combination of biological activities plus mechanical and …