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Chitosan

Known as: Chitosan [Chemical/Ingredient], Poliglusam, chitosans 
Deacetylated CHITIN, a linear polysaccharide of deacetylated beta-1,4-D-glucosamine. It is used in HYDROGEL and to treat WOUNDS.
National Institutes of Health

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6-amino-6-deoxy-chitosanHEP-40N-(2-carboxyethyl)chitosanN-(2-sulfoethyl)chitosan

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Anticholesteremic AgentsBiomaterialsChelating AgentsHemostatic Agents
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Review
2015
Review
2015
Chitin and Chitosan Preparation from Marine Sources. Structure, Properties and Applications
This review describes the most common methods for recovery of chitin from marine organisms. In depth, both enzymatic and chemical… 
Review
2010
Review
2010
Biodegradable polymeric nanoparticles based drug delivery systems.
Review
2009
Review
2009
Functional Characterization of Chitin and Chitosan
Chitin and its deacetylated derivative chitosan are natural polymers composed of randomly distributed � -(1-4)- linked D… 
Review
2006
Review
2006
Non-conventional low-cost adsorbents for dye removal: a review.
  • G. Crini
  • Bioresource Technology
  • 2006
  • Corpus ID: 45491377
Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Chitin and chitosan: Chemistry, properties and applications
Chitin and chitosan are considerably versatile and promising biomaterials. The deacetylated chitin derivative, chitosan is more… 
Review
2003
Review
2003
Chitosan as antimicrobial agent: applications and mode of action.
Chitosan, a hydrophilic biopolymer industrially obtained by N-deacetylation of chitin, can be applied as an antimicrobial agent… 
Review
2003
Review
2003
Low-cost adsorbents for heavy metals uptake from contaminated water: a review.
Review
1998
Review
1998
Chitosan and its use as a pharmaceutical excipient.
  • L. Illum
  • Pharmaceutical Research
  • 1998
  • Corpus ID: 21911730
Chitosan has been investigated as an excipient in the pharmaceutical industry, to be used in direct tablet compression, as a… 
Review
1998
Review
1998
Chitosan: a unique polysaccharide for drug delivery.
The aim of this review is to give an insight into the many potential applications of chitosan as a pharmaceutical drug carrier… 
Review
1990
Review
1990
Chitosan--as a biomaterial.
Chitosan [a (1----4) 2-amino-2-deoxy-beta-D-Glucan] is a unique polysaccharide derived from chitin. Several attempts have been… 
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