Chitosan as excellent bio-macromolecule with myriad of anti-activities in biomedical applications–A review

S Jagdale, B Agarwal, A Dixit, S Gaware - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
The aim of the study is to explore the myriad of anti-activities of chitosan-deacylated
derivative of chitin in biomedical applications. Chitosan consists of reactive residual amino …

Nanomaterials application in endodontics

W Zakrzewski, M Dobrzyński, A Zawadzka-Knefel… - Materials, 2021 - mdpi.com
In recent years, nanomaterials have become increasingly present in medicine, especially in
dentistry. Their characteristics are proving to be very useful in clinical cases. Due to the …

Design and characterization of a chitosan-enriched fibrin hydrogel for human dental pulp regeneration

M Ducret, A Montembault, J Josse, M Pasdeloup… - Dental Materials, 2019 - Elsevier
Objective Regenerating a functional dental pulp in the pulpectomized root canal has been
recently proposed as a novel therapeutic strategy in dentistry. To reach this goal, designing …

[HTML][HTML] Evaluation of antibacterial efficacy of Chitosan, Chlorhexidine, Propolis and Sodium hypochlorite on Enterococcus faecalis biofilm: An in vitro study

N Jaiswal, DJ Sinha, UP Singh, K Singh… - Journal of clinical and …, 2017 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background Long term successful root canal treatment requires effective debridement and
disinfection of root canal system. Persistent periradicular lesions are usually associated with …

Antifungal activity of oligochitosans (short chain chitosans) against some Candida species and clinical isolates of Candida albicans: Molecular weight–activity …

SN Kulikov, SA Lisovskaya, PV Zelenikhin… - European journal of …, 2014 - Elsevier
A series of oligochitosans (short chain chitosans) prepared by acidic hydrolysis of chitosan
and characterized by their molecular weight, polydispersity and degree of deacetylation …

Antibacterial and antifungal effects of chitosan nanoparticles on tissue conditioners of complete dentures

SA Mousavi, R Ghotaslou, S Kordi, A Khoramdel… - International journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
Introduction One of the most serious problems in dentistry is the growth of bacteria and fungi
on complete dentures. The growth in question takes place on the surface of the elastic liners …

Comparative evaluation of antimicrobial efficacy of triple antibiotic paste and calcium hydroxide using chitosan as carrier against Candida albicans and Enterococcus …

J Shaik, R Garlapati, B Nagesh, V Sujana… - Journal of …, 2014 - journals.lww.com
Aim: To analyze the sustained release of intracanal medicaments with or without a carrier
and testing their antimicrobial efficacy in root canal against Candida albicans and …

[HTML][HTML] Evaluation of Antimicrobial and Antifungal efficacy of Chitosan as endodontic irrigant against Enterococcus Faecalis and Candida Albicans Biofilm formed on …

P Yadav, S Chaudhary, RK Saxena… - Journal of clinical and …, 2017 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background Bacterial biofilms formed on the root canal wall are often difficult to remove. This
study aimed to evaluate the cytotoxic effect and antibacterial efficacy of chitosan when used …

Effectiveness of nanoparticles solutions and conventional endodontic irrigants against Enterococcus faecalis biofilm

J De Almeida, BC Cechella, AV Bernardi… - Indian Journal of …, 2018 - journals.lww.com
Aims: This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of experimental solutions containing
silver and zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO Np) and conventional endodontic irrigants against …

Chitosan nanoparticles enhance the antibacterial activity of chlorhexidine in collagen membranes used for periapical guided tissue regeneration

US Barreras, FT Méndez, REM Martínez… - Materials Science and …, 2016 - Elsevier
Endodontic failure is mainly associated with the persistence of microbial infection in the root
canal system and/or the periradicular area. Microorganisms and their toxins located in the …