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.
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Review
2017
Review
2017
Recent developments in antibacterial and antifungal chitosan and its derivatives.
Chitosan is the deacetylated form of chitin, a biopolymer that can be obtained from various waste streams and shows antimicrobial… (More)
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Review
2017
Review
2017
Applications of chitosan nanoparticles to enhance absorption and bioavailability of tea polyphenols : A review
Tea polyphenols find a wide range of applications in food, medical and pharmaceutical fields owing to their multi-health benefits… (More)
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Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
hitin and chitosan polymers : Chemistry , solubility and fiber formation
Chitin and chitosan (CS) are biopolymers having immense structural possibilities for chemical and mechanical modifications to… (More)
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Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Chitosan and Its Use as a Pharmaceutical Excipient
Chitosan has been investigated as an excipient in the pharmaceutical industry, to be used in direct tablet compression, as a… (More)
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Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Preparation and antibacterial activity of chitosan nanoparticles.
Chitosan nanoparticles, such as those prepared in this study, may exhibit potential antibacterial activity as their unique… (More)
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Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Collagen/chitosan porous scaffolds with improved biostability for skin tissue engineering.
Porous scaffolds for skin tissue engineering were fabricated by freeze-drying the mixture of collagen and chitosan solutions… (More)
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Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Chitosan disrupts the barrier properties of the outer membrane of gram-negative bacteria.
The mode of antimicrobial action of chitosan (polymeric beta-1,4-N-acetylglucosamine) on gram-negative bacteria was studied with… (More)
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Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Novel injectable neutral solutions of chitosan form biodegradable gels in situ.
A novel approach to provide, thermally sensitive neutral solutions based on chitosan/polyol salt combinations is described. These… (More)
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Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Oral gene delivery with chitosan–DNA nanoparticles generates immunologic protection in a murine model of peanut allergy
Food allergy is a common and often fatal disease with no effective treatment. We describe here a new immunoprophylactic strategy… (More)
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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… (More)
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