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Recent developments in antibacterial and antifungal chitosan and its derivatives.
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The most important parameters (molecular weight, degree of deacetylation, etc.) are discussed along with a status update on the mode of action of chitosan.About:
This article is published in Carbohydrate Polymers.The article was published on 2017-05-15. It has received 549 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Chitosan.read more
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Enzymatic Degradation: Effects of Degradation Time on the Physical Characteristics and Water Solubility Properties of Chitosan
TL;DR: In this paper, the hemicellulase enzymatic hydrolysis of medium molecular weight chitosan (MWCS) was optimized by varying the reaction time: 2 hours, 4 hours and 6 hours.
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Chitosan-based Nanostructured Biomaterials: Synthesis, Properties, and Biomedical Applications
Mazhar Ul-Islam,Khulood Fahad Saud Alabbosh,Sehrish Manan,Shaukat Khan,Furqan Ahmad,Muhammad Wajid Ullah +5 more
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Glycine-modified chitosan beads: Preparation, characterization, and potential applications in pharmaceutics, bio-medicine, forensics and wastewater treatment
TL;DR: Rahmi et al. as discussed by the authors proposed a method for the preparation, characterization, and potential applications of chitosan beads in pharmaceutics, bio-medicine, forensics and wastewater treatment.
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Effect of deacetylation of chitosan on physicochemical properties, antioxidant and antibacterial activities of chitosan-mannose derivatives.
TL;DR: In this article , the physical, chemical, and antibacterial properties of water-soluble chitosan derivatives were investigated by the Maillard reaction (MR) with mannose.
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Evaluation of Chitosan-Oleuropein Nanoparticles on the Durability of Dentin Bonding
TL;DR: In this article , the effects of dentin pretreatment with chitosan-loaded oleuropein nanoparticles (CONPs) on the durability of resin-dentin bonding interfaces were evaluated.
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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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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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Chitin and Chitosan Preparation from Marine Sources. Structure, Properties and Applications
Islem Younes,Marguerite Rinaudo +1 more
TL;DR: Several selected pharmaceutical and biomedical applications are presented, in which chitin and chitosan are recognized as new biomaterials taking advantage of their biocompatibility and biodegradability.
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Preparation and antibacterial activity of chitosan nanoparticles.
TL;DR: Results show that chitosan nanoparticles and copper-loaded nanoparticles could inhibit the growth of various bacteria tested and exposed to S. choleraesuis led to the disruption of cell membranes and the leakage of cytoplasm.
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Antibacterial activity of chitosans and chitosan oligomers with different molecular weights.
TL;DR: Antibacterial activities of chitosan was inversely affected by pH (pH 4.5-5.9 range tested), with higher activity at lower pH value, and bactericidal effects with gram-positive bacteria than gram-negative bacteria in the presence of 0.1% chitOSan.