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Update on Chitosan-Based Hydrogels: Preparation, Characterization, and Its Antimicrobial and Antibiofilm Applications

Gels, 2022
Chitosan is a prominent biopolymer in research for of its physicochemical properties and uses. Each year, the number of publications based on chitosan and its derivatives increases.
Kokila Thirupathi, Chaitany Jayaprakash Raorane, Vanaraj Ramkumar, Selvakumari Ulagesan, Madhappan Santhamoorthy, Vinit Raj, Gopal Shankar Krishnakumar, Thi Tuong Vy Phan, Seong-Cheol Kim   +8 more
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Chitin, Chitosan, and Its Derivatives for Wound Healing: Old and New Materials

Journal of Functional Biomaterials, 2015
Chitin (β-(1-4)-poly-N-acetyl-D-glucosamine) is widely distributed in nature and is the second most abundant polysaccharide after cellulose. It is often converted to its more deacetylated derivative, chitosan.
Kazuo Azuma, Ryotaro Izumi, Tomohiro Osaki, Shinsuke Ifuku, Minoru Morimoto, Hiroyuki Saimoto, Saburo Minami, Yoshiharu Okamoto   +7 more
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Preparation and Characterization of Novel Cationic Chitosan Derivatives Bearing Quaternary Ammonium and Phosphonium Salts and Assessment of Their Antifungal Properties

Molecules, 2017
Chitosan is an abundant and renewable polysaccharide, its derivatives exhibit attractive bioactivities and the wide applications in various biomedical fields.
Wenqiang Tan, Qing Li, Fang Dong, Qiuhong Chen, Zhanyong Guo   +4 more
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Nanostructured Chitosan-Based Biomaterials for Sustained and Colon-Specific Resveratrol Release [PDF]

, 2019
In the present work, we demonstrate the preparation of chitosan-based composites as vehicles of the natural occurring multi-drug resveratrol (RES). Such systems are endowed with potential therapeutic effects on inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD), such as ...
Benito Hernández, Elena María, Díaz Blanco, Manuel Jesús, Galbis Fuster, Elsa, Iglesias, N., Lucas Rodríguez, Ricardo, Paz Báñez, María Violante de   +5 more
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Chitin and Chitosan Derivatives as Biomaterial Resources for Biological and Biomedical Applications

Molecules, 2020
Chitin is a long-chain polymer of N-acetyl-glucosamine, which is regularly found in the exoskeleton of arthropods including insects, shellfish and the cell wall of fungi.
Saravut Satitsri, Chatchai Muanprasat
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Chitosan and its derivatives as nanocarriers for siRNA delivery [PDF]

, 2012
The ability to specifically silence genes using siRNA has enormous potential for treating genetic diseases. However, siRNA instability and biodistribution issues still need to be overcome, and adequate delivery vehicles have proven indispensable in ...
Agnihotri, Alves, Amidi, Andersen, Aneja, Baker, Bernkop-Schnürch, Blau, Borchard, Bragonzi, Cai, Cheong, Choi, de la Fuente, de Martimprey, de Martimprey, Dehousse, Dehousse, Dreyer, Duan, Duceppe, El-Sharif, Fattal, Fattal, Feng, Fire, Fyrberg, Gao, Gary, Ghosn, Glud, Guo, Haasnoot, Han, Han, Hassani, Hess, Hirano, Howard, Howard, Huang, Huang, Huh, Hwang, Issa, Jeong, Jere, Ji, Jiang, Juliano, Katas, Katas, Kedmi, Kiang, Kim, Kim, Kim, Kim, Kong, Krebs, Köping-Höggård, Lai, Lam, Laroui, Lee, Lee, Lehr, Leng, Liao, Liu, Malhotra, Maslov, Meng, Meng, Mittnacht, Moreira, Mumper, Nawroth, Nielsen, Nishimura, Noh, Oh, Pardridge, Park, Park, Pavan, Pillé, Prabaharan, Pushparaj, Rahbek, Raviña, Rojanarata, Rudzinski, Salva, Saranya, Singh, Sioud, Strand, Tahara, Tahara, Tan, Tarapore, Techaarpornkul, Tokatlian, Uchida, Valentine, Varkouhi, Varkouhi, Varshosaz, Veiseh, Verheul, Walton, Wang, Wang, Wesche-Soldato, Xu, Yang, Ye, Yuan, Yuan, Yuan, Zhang, Zhang, Zhang   +123 more
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An Overview of Current Knowledge on the Properties, Synthesis and Applications of Quaternary Chitosan Derivatives

Polymers, 2020
Chitosan, a chitin-derivative polysaccharide, known for its non-toxicity, biocompatibility and biodegradability, presents limited applications due to its low solubility in neutral or basic pH medium.
E. Freitas, Celso Fidelis Moura, J. Kerwald, M. Beppu   +3 more
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Chelation capability of chitosan and chitosan derivatives: Recent developments in sustainable corrosion inhibition and metal decontamination applications

Current Research in Green and Sustainable Chemistry, 2021
Chemically, chitosan is composed of random distributed D-glucosamine and N-acetyl-D-glucosamine units joint together by β-1,4-glycosidic linkage. Chitosan and its derivatives are widely used as corrosion inhibition and removal metallic impurities ...
Chandrabhan Verma, M.A. Quraishi
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Potential dietary feed additives with antibacterial effects and their impact on performance of weaned piglets : a meta-analysis [PDF]

, 2019
This meta-analysis evaluated the use of potential dietary feed additives (pDFA) with antibacterial effects and their impact on the perfomance of weaned piglets.
Bruggeman, G, Dewulf, Jeroen, Papadopoulos, D, Sarrazin, Steven, Tanghe, S, Trevisi, P, Vanrolleghem, W, Verstringe, S, Zentek, J   +8 more
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Preparation of Some Eco-friendly Corrosion Inhibitors Having Antibacterial Activity from Sea Food Waste [PDF]

, 2012
Chitosan is one of the important biopolymers and it is extracted from exoskeletons of crustaceans in sea food waste. It is a suitable eco-friendly carbon steel corrosion inhibitor in acid media; the deacetylation degree of prepared chitosan is more than ...
Hassan A. H. Shehata, Hassan H. H. Hefni, Mohamed F. El-Hady, Mohamed H. M. Hussein, Mohammad A. Hegazy   +4 more
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