Chitosan: An Update on Potential Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Applications

Chitosan is a natural polycationic linear polysaccharide derived from chitin. The low solubility of chitosan in neutral and alkaline solution limits its application. Nevertheless, chemical modification into composites or hydrogels brings to it new functional properties for different applications. Ch...

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Autores principales: Cheung, Randy Chi Fai, Ng, Tzi Bun, Wong, Jack Ho, Chan, Wai Yee
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4557018/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26287217
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/md13085156
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description Chitosan is a natural polycationic linear polysaccharide derived from chitin. The low solubility of chitosan in neutral and alkaline solution limits its application. Nevertheless, chemical modification into composites or hydrogels brings to it new functional properties for different applications. Chitosans are recognized as versatile biomaterials because of their non-toxicity, low allergenicity, biocompatibility and biodegradability. This review presents the recent research, trends and prospects in chitosan. Some special pharmaceutical and biomedical applications are also highlighted.
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spelling pubmed-45570182015-09-03 Chitosan: An Update on Potential Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Applications Cheung, Randy Chi Fai Ng, Tzi Bun Wong, Jack Ho Chan, Wai Yee Mar Drugs Review Chitosan is a natural polycationic linear polysaccharide derived from chitin. The low solubility of chitosan in neutral and alkaline solution limits its application. Nevertheless, chemical modification into composites or hydrogels brings to it new functional properties for different applications. Chitosans are recognized as versatile biomaterials because of their non-toxicity, low allergenicity, biocompatibility and biodegradability. This review presents the recent research, trends and prospects in chitosan. Some special pharmaceutical and biomedical applications are also highlighted. MDPI 2015-08-14 /pmc/articles/PMC4557018/ /pubmed/26287217 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/md13085156 Text en © 2015 by the authors; licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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title_short Chitosan: An Update on Potential Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Applications
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4557018/
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http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/md13085156
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