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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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Chitosan as a bioactive polymer: Processing, properties and applications.
TL;DR: The most common chitosan processing methods are summarized and some applications of chitOSan in various industrial and biomedical fields are highlighted, including antibacterial activity, non-toxicity, ease of modification, and biodegradability.
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Antimicrobial Chitosan and Chitosan Derivatives: A Review of the Structure-Activity Relationship.
Priyanka Sahariah,Már Másson +1 more
TL;DR: The antimicrobial chitosan derivatives have been classified on the basis of the type of functional group conjugated to the polymer backbone and the influence of the degree of substitution on the biological properties has been examined.
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Emerging Chitosan-Based Films for Food Packaging Applications
TL;DR: This article comprehensively reviews recent advances in the preparation and application of engineered chitosan-based films in food packaging fields and focuses on antibacterial food packaging films.
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Carboxymethyl chitosan: Properties and biomedical applications.
TL;DR: The most recent applications of CMC derivatives with antimicrobial, anticancer, antitumor, antioxidant and antifungal biological activities in various areas like wound healing, tissue engineering, drug/enzyme delivery, bioimaging and cosmetics are highlighted.
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Chitosan based nanocomposite films and coatings: Emerging antimicrobial food packaging alternatives
TL;DR: In this article, demand for healthy and safe food with minimal use of synthetic inputs (including synthetic preservatives) is increasing rapidly, and the need for healthy food has been increasing rapidly.
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Study on antimicrobial activity of chitosan with different molecular weights
Lian-Ying Zheng,Jiang-Feng Zhu +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the antimicrobial activity of chitosan of different molecular weights (MW) was investigated, and the effect of the concentration and MW on E. coli and Staphylococcus aureus was investigated.
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Antibacterial action of chitosan
TL;DR: Fungal chitosan had significantly less antibiotic effect than CH and CL, and was shown to be concentration dependent with 0.1 mg/mL more effective than 2.0 and 5.0 mg/ mL.
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Chitosan: An Update on Potential Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Applications.
TL;DR: This review presents the recent research, trends and prospects in chitosan and some special pharmaceutical and biomedical applications are also highlighted.
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Chitosan for coagulation/flocculation processes. An eco-friendly approach.
TL;DR: In this paper, an overview of the main results obtained in the treatment of various suspensions and solutions is given, and the effects of the characteristics of the chitosan used and the conditions in solution on the coagulation/flocculation performance are also discussed.
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Chitosan kills bacteria through cell membrane damage
TL;DR: Results showed that CS increased the permeability of the OM and IM and ultimately disrupted bacterial cell membranes, with the release of cellular contents, due to electrostatic interaction between NH(3)(+) groups of CS acetate and phosphoryl groups of phospholipid components of cell membranes.