Toward stimuli‐responsive dynamic thermosets through continuous development and improvements in covalent adaptable networks (CANs)

M Podgórski, BD Fairbanks, BE Kirkpatrick… - Advanced …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Covalent adaptable networks (CANs), unlike typical thermosets or other covalently
crosslinked networks, possess a unique, often dormant ability to activate one or more forms …

Quaternary ammonium salts of chitosan. A critical overview on the synthesis and properties generated by quaternization

BI Andreica, X Cheng, L Marin - European Polymer Journal, 2020 - Elsevier
The quaternary ammonium salts of chitosan are water soluble derivatives which keep the
promise for real life applications in a large realm of biomedical fields, such as antimicrobial …

Chitosan: A potential biopolymer for wound management

I Bano, M Arshad, T Yasin, MA Ghauri… - International journal of …, 2017 - Elsevier
It has been seen that slow healing and non-healing wounds conditions are treatable but still
challenging to humans. Wound dressing usually seeks for biocompatible and biodegradable …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] Recent development of functional chitosan-based hydrogels for pharmaceutical and biomedical applications

S Taokaew, W Kaewkong, W Kriangkrai - Gels, 2023 - mdpi.com
Chitosan is a promising naturally derived polysaccharide to be used in hydrogel forms for
pharmaceutical and biomedical applications. The multifunctional chitosan-based hydrogels …

Designing chitosan based eco-friendly multifunctional soil conditioner systems with urea controlled release and water retention

MM Iftime, GL Ailiesei, E Ungureanu, L Marin - Carbohydrate polymers, 2019 - Elsevier
The paper reports new soil conditioner systems obtained by in situ hydrogelation of chitosan
with salicylaldehyde in the presence of urea fertilizer, designed to address both fertilization …

Drug delivery based on a supramolecular chemistry approach by using chitosan hydrogels

D Ailincai, S Morariu, I Rosca, AI Sandu… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Microbial infections are a serious healthcare related problem, causing several complications
and even death. That is why, the development of new drug delivery systems with prolonged …

Salicyl-imine-chitosan hydrogels: Supramolecular architecturing as a crosslinking method toward multifunctional hydrogels

MM Iftime, S Morariu, L Marin - Carbohydrate polymers, 2017 - Elsevier
Hydrogels based on chitosan and salicyladehyde were obtained by dynamic covalent
chemistry. The unusual chitosan gelling in the presence of the monoaldehyde has been …

[HTML][HTML] Self-healing chitosan hydrogels: Preparation and rheological characterization

AM Craciun, S Morariu, L Marin - Polymers, 2022 - mdpi.com
The paper aims at the preparation of chitosan self-healing hydrogels, designed as carriers
for local drug delivery by parenteral administration. To this aim, 30 hydrogels were prepared …

Electrospinning of chitosan-based nanofibers: From design to prospective applications

A Anisiei, F Oancea, L Marin - Reviews in Chemical Engineering, 2023 - degruyter.com
Chitosan is a biopolymer originating from renewable resources, with great properties which
make it an attractive candidate for plenty of applications of contemporary interest. By …