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Chitosan as biomaterial in drug delivery and tissue engineering.
Saad M. Ahsan,Mathai Thomas,Kranthi K. Reddy,Sujata Gopal Sooraparaju,Amit Asthana,Ira Bhatnagar +5 more
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The present article has tried to review the latest research on chitosan based tissue engineering constructs, drug delivery vehicles as well as dental care products to pave a way for future applications in the field of biomedical innovation and regenerative medicine.About:
This article is published in International Journal of Biological Macromolecules.The article was published on 2017-09-01. It has received 488 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Cost effectiveness & Chitosan.read more
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Current development of biodegradable polymeric materials for biomedical applications
TL;DR: This review outlines the current development of biodegradable natural and synthetic polymeric materials for various biomedical applications, including tissue engineering, temporary implants, wound healing, and drug delivery.
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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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Biomaterials: Foreign Bodies or Tuners for the Immune Response?
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Applications of chitosan in food, pharmaceuticals, medicine, cosmetics, agriculture, textiles, pulp and paper, biotechnology, and environmental chemistry
TL;DR: Chitosan has attracted major scientific and industrial interests from the late 1970s due to its particular macromolecular structure, biocompatibility, biodegradability and other intrinsic functional properties.
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Antimicrobial and antioxidant properties of chitosan and its derivatives and their applications: A review
Mohamed E. Abd El-Hack,Mohamed T. El-Saadony,Manal E. Shafi,Nidal M. Zabermawi,Muhammad Arif,Gaber El-Saber Batiha,Asmaa F. Khafaga,Yasmina M. Abd El-Hakim,Adham A. Al-Sagheer +8 more
TL;DR: The antioxidant and antimicrobial properties of chitosan and its derivatives, including wound healing products, wastewater treatment, and cosmetics, have been highlighted and the impacts of ch itosan on physicochemical parameters like molecular weight and deacetylation degree on its bioactivities are identified.
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Chitin and chitosan: Properties and applications
TL;DR: Chitin is the second most important natural polymer in the world as mentioned in this paper, and the main sources of chitin are two marine crustaceans, shrimp and crabs, which are used for food, cosmetics, biomedical and pharmaceutical applications.
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Chitosan chemistry and pharmaceutical perspectives.
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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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Biodegradation, biodistribution and toxicity of chitosan.
Thomas J. Kean,Maya Thanou +1 more
TL;DR: Research in this area is reviewed and chitosan's potential to be used as a generally regarded as safe (GRAS) material is critically discussed.
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