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Chitin, Chitosan, and Its Derivatives for Wound Healing: Old and New Materials

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. Previously, many reports have indicated the accelerating effects of chitin, chitosan, and...

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Autores principales: Azuma, Kazuo, Izumi, Ryotaro, Osaki, Tomohiro, Ifuku, Shinsuke, Morimoto, Minoru, Saimoto, Hiroyuki, Minami, Saburo, Okamoto, Yoshiharu
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4384104/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25780874
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jfb6010104