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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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Fracture strength of Er,Yag laser treated PMMA denture-based polymer (DBP) colonized with C. albicans, S. aureus, S.mutans, and E.coli.

TL;DR: In this article , the authors compared different disinfection protocols for PMMA denture-based polymer (DBP) colonized with C. Albicans, S. mutans and E.coli.
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Antimicrobial Carbohydrate-Based Macromolecules: Their Structures and Activities.

TL;DR: Recent progress of glycosylated macromolecules for antimicrobial applications has been discussed with an emphasis on synthetic gly cosylated materials.
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A novel chitosan-hyaluronic acid-pullulan composite film wound dressing for effectively inhibiting bacteria and accelerating wound healing

TL;DR: Succinyl chitosan grafted hyaluronic acid and pullulan (CS-st-HA-Pu) polymer for wound healing was successfully prepared and characterized as mentioned in this paper .
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Preparation and characterization of amphiphilic chitosan/iodine composite film as antimicrobial material.

TL;DR: In this paper , a composite film of amphiphilic chitosan/iodine, poly(aminoethyl) CHITosan citronellal Schiff base iodine (PACSC-I), was prepared, and characterized by SEM, AFM, FTIR, 1H NMR and XRD.
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A Patent Analysis to Identify Emergent Topics and Convergence Fields: A Case Study of Chitosan

TL;DR: A patent bibliometric predictive intelligence model is used to identify emergent topics and technology convergence related to chitosan applications from patents in the International Patent Classification system and indicates that “antibacterial” terms exhibited the highest degree of convergence.
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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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