Recent advances in carboxymethyl chitosan-based materials for biomedical applications

Y Geng, H Xue, Z Zhang, AC Panayi, S Knoedler… - Carbohydrate …, 2023 - Elsevier
Chitosan (CS) and its derivatives have been applied extensively in the biomedical field
owing to advantageous characteristics including biodegradability, biocompatibility …

Fundamental concepts of hydrogels: Synthesis, properties, and their applications

S Bashir, M Hina, J Iqbal, AH Rajpar, MA Mujtaba… - Polymers, 2020 - mdpi.com
In the present review, we focused on the fundamental concepts of hydrogels—classification,
the polymers involved, synthesis methods, types of hydrogels, properties, and applications …

Antibacterial activity of chitosan and its derivatives and their interaction mechanism with bacteria: Current state and perspectives

J Li, S Zhuang - European Polymer Journal, 2020 - Elsevier
Chitosan has fascinating antibacterial activity, good biodegradation, outstanding
biocompatibility, non-toxicity and excellent physical and chemical properties. As a result …

Antibacterial activity of chitosan nanoparticles: A review

M Chandrasekaran, KD Kim, SC Chun - Processes, 2020 - mdpi.com
In recent years, nanotechnology has attracted attention in many fields because it has several
up-and-coming novel uses. Many researchers have suggested that chitosan nanoparticles …

Carboxymethyl chitosan: Properties and biomedical applications

Z Shariatinia - International journal of biological macromolecules, 2018 - Elsevier
Chitosan (CS) derivatives are widely used in various biomedical applications due to their
unique properties like biocompatibility, mucoadhesion, non-toxicity and capability to form …

A functional chitosan-based hydrogel as a wound dressing and drug delivery system in the treatment of wound healing

H Liu, C Wang, C Li, Y Qin, Z Wang, F Yang, Z Li… - RSC …, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
Functional active wound dressings are expected to provide a moist wound environment,
offer protection from secondary infections, remove wound exudate and accelerate tissue …

[HTML][HTML] Hyaluronic acid association with bacterial, fungal and viral infections: Can hyaluronic acid be used as an antimicrobial polymer for biomedical and …

F Zamboni, CK Wong, MN Collins - Bioactive Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
The relationships between hyaluronic acid (HA) and pathological microorganisms incite new
understandings on microbial infection, tissue penetration, disease progression and lastly …

A review on chitin and chitosan polymers: structure, chemistry, solubility, derivatives, and applications

V Zargar, M Asghari, A Dashti - ChemBioEng reviews, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Chitin and chitosan are considerably versatile and promising biomaterials. The deacetylated
chitin derivative chitosan is a useful and interesting bioactive polymer. Despite its …

A review of chitosan and its derivatives in bone tissue engineering

R LogithKumar, A KeshavNarayan, S Dhivya… - Carbohydrate …, 2016 - Elsevier
Critical-sized bone defects treated with biomaterials offer an efficient alternative to traditional
methods involving surgical reconstruction, allografts, and metal implants. Chitosan, a natural …

Chitin and chitosan on the nanoscale

T Jin, T Liu, E Lam, A Moores - Nanoscale Horizons, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
In a matter of decades, nanomaterials from biomass, exemplified by nanocellulose, have
rapidly transitioned from once being a subject of curiosity to an area of fervent research and …