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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.
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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.

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Biomedical applications carboxymethyl chitosans

TL;DR: This chapter is focused on the recent developments and diversified application of CMC in the field of biomedical applications, along with highlighting its novel properties and fabrication techniques.
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Multistep Chemical Processing of Crickets Leading to the Extraction of Chitosan Used for Synthesis of Polymer Drug Carriers.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors described preparation of chitosan from crickets and the final product was subsequently used for preparation of polymer capsules that were modified with active substance characterized by antibacterial and anticancer activity-nisin.
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Eradication of Intracellular Salmonella Typhimurium by Polyplexes of Acid-Transforming Chitosan and Fragment DNA

TL;DR: In this paper, the acid-transforming chitosan (ATC) was used for the treatment of an intracellular Salmonella enterica var Typhimurium infection.
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Chitosan-based Maillard self-reaction products: formation, characterization, antioxidant and antimicrobial potential

TL;DR: In this paper , new chitosan derivatives (CS1-CS6) were obtained by short-term hydrothermal treatment, which resulted in a significant decrease (from ∼ 66500 up to ∼ 20150 Da) in the viscosity-average molecular weight of polymer.
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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

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.
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