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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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Review
2011
Review
2011
Chitosan—A versatile semi-synthetic polymer in biomedical applications
This review outlines the new developments on chitosan-based bioapplications. Over the last decade, functional biomaterials… 
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2010
Review
2010
Chitosan-based hydrogels for controlled, localized drug delivery.
Hydrogels are high-water content materials prepared from cross-linked polymers that are able to provide sustained, local delivery… 
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Review
2010
Review
2010
Antimicrobial properties of chitosan and mode of action: a state of the art review.
Owing to its high biodegradability, and nontoxicity and antimicrobial properties, chitosan is widely-used as an antimicrobial… 
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Review
2009
Review
2009
Chitin and chitosan polymers: Chemistry, solubility and fiber formation
Abstract Chitin and chitosan (CS) are biopolymers having immense structural possibilities for chemical and mechanical… 
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Review
2005
Review
2005
Chitosan: a versatile biopolymer for orthopaedic tissue-engineering.
Current tissue engineering strategies are focused on the restoration of pathologically altered tissue architecture by… 
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… 
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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
Implantable applications of chitin and chitosan.
Chitin, extracted primarily from shellfish sources, is a unique biopolymer based on the N-acetyl-glucosamine monomer. More than… 
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2002
Highly Cited
2002
Antibacterial activity of chitosans and chitosan oligomers with different molecular weights.
Antibacterial activities of six chitosans and six chitosan oligomers with different molecular weights (Mws) were examined against… 
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Porous chitosan scaffolds for tissue engineering.
The wide array of tissue engineering applications exacerbates the need for biodegradable materials with broad potential. Chitosan… 
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