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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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Individual and Combined Coatings of Chitosan and Carnauba Wax with Oregano Essential Oil to Avoid Water Loss and Microbial Decay of Fresh Cucumber
Maria Melissa Gutierrez-Pacheco,Luis A Ortega-Ramirez,Brenda A. Silva-Espinoza,Manuel Reynaldo Cruz-Valenzuela,Gustavo A. González-Aguilar,Jaime Lizardi-Mendoza,Raquel Miranda,Jesús Fernando Ayala-Zavala +7 more
TL;DR: In this article, the effect of individual and combined coatings of chitosan and carnauba wax with oregano essential oil (OEO, 008 g·mL−1) to reduce dehydration and microbial decay of fresh cucumbers stored at 10 °C was evaluated.
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Antibacterial activities and preservative effect of chitosan oligosaccharide Maillard reaction products on Penaeus vannamei
TL;DR: The type of reducing sugar involved in MR had a great impact on the functional properties of COS-saccharide MRPs and their application to be used as a food preservative.
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Antibacterial efficacy of quaternized chitosan/poly (vinyl alcohol) nanofiber membrane crosslinked with blocked diisocyanate.
Jheng-Yu Wu,Chien Wei Ooi,Cher Pin Song,Chi Yun Wang,Bing-Lan Liu,Guan-Yu Lin,Chen-Yaw Chiu,Yu-Kaung Chang +7 more
TL;DR: In this article, Biodegradable polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) was proposed as an additive to improve the electrospinnability of chitosan chloride (HTCC) to enhance the stability of nanofiber membrane in water.
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Preparation, characterization, and evaluation of 3,6-O-N-acetylethylenediamine modified chitosan as potential antimicrobial wound dressing material.
Qifeng Dang,Kai Liu,Chengsheng Liu,Tao Xu,Jingquan Yan,Feilong Yan,Dongsu Cha,Qianqian Zhang,Yachan Cao +8 more
TL;DR: The wound healing property was preliminarily evaluated, illustrating that AEDMCS enhanced wound healing rates as expected and had no significant differences as compared with chitosan, suggesting AEDmCS might be a potential material used as antibacterial wound dressings.
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Effect of Chitosan Nanoemulsion on Enhancing the Phytochemical Contents, Health-Promoting Components, and Shelf Life of Raspberry (Rubus sanctus Schreber)
Shirin Rahmanzadeh Ishkeh,Habib Shirzad,Mohammadreza Asghari,Abolfazl Alirezalu,Mirian Pateiro,José M. Lorenzo +5 more
TL;DR: In this article, chitosan was used as an edible coating to increase the storage capacity of raspberries, and nanotechnology was used to increase chitosa efficiency for enhancing fruit phytochemical contents, postharvest life and health-promoting capacity.
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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.