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Application, mode of action, and in vivo activity of chitosan and its micro- and nanoparticles as antimicrobial agents: A review.
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This review will focus on recent studies of in vivo antimicrobial activity of chitosan and its micro- and nanoparticles to enhance food safety and animal diseases treatment.About:
This article is published in Carbohydrate Polymers.The article was published on 2017-11-15. It has received 264 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Antimicrobial.read more
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Pharmaceutical applications of chitosan
TL;DR: Property and numerous applications of chitosan-based compounds in drug delivery, gene delivery, cell encapsulation, protein binding, tissue engineering, preparation of implants and contact lenses, wound healing, bioimaging, antimicrobial food additives, antibacterial food packaging materials and antibacterial textiles are presented.
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Antibacterial activity of chitosan and its derivatives and their interaction mechanism with bacteria: Current state and perspectives
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors systematically analyzed various influencing factors of chitosan, so as to clearly summarize the antibacterial mechanism of CHITOSAN and its derivatives, and evaluated the challenges and prospects of CHI-based materials as antimicrobial agents.
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The Effect of Nanofillers on the Functional Properties of Biopolymer-based Films: A Review.
TL;DR: This review compiles information about biopolymers used as the matrix for the films with nanofillers as the active agents and their possible use within the food industry and food packaging systems.
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Antimicrobial Actions and Applications of Chitosan
TL;DR: In this article, the fundamental properties, modes of antimicrobial action, and antimicrobial effects-related factors of chitosan are discussed, and how microorganisms genetically respond to chitosa.
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Natural Polymer-Based Antimicrobial Hydrogels without Synthetic Antibiotics as Wound Dressings
TL;DR: The hydrogels with intrinsic or stimuli-triggered bactericidal properties and others that serve as vehicles for loading antibacterial agents without synthetic antibiotics are summarized in the current review.
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A review of chitin and chitosan applications
TL;DR: Chitin is the most abundant natural amino polysaccharide and is estimated to be produced annually almost as much as cellulose, and recent progress in chitin chemistry is quite noteworthy as mentioned in this paper.
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Chitosan as Antimicrobial Agent: Applications and Mode of Action
TL;DR: The current review of 129 references describes the biological activity of several chitosan derivatives and the modes of action that have been postulated in the literature.
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Recent advances on chitosan-based micro- and nanoparticles in drug delivery.
TL;DR: The present review outlines the major new findings on the pharmaceutical applications of chitosan-based micro/nanoparticulate drug delivery systems published over the past decade and discusses critically the usefulness of these systems in delivering the bioactive molecules.
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Antimicrobial properties of chitosan and mode of action: A state of the art review
TL;DR: The paper reviews the current trend of investigation on antimicrobial activities of chitosan and its mode of action and different physical states are comparatively discussed.
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Food applications of chitin and chitosans
TL;DR: Application of chitinous products in foods and pharmaceuticals as well as processing aids has received considerable attention in recent years as exotic synthetic compounds are losing their appeal.