Antimicrobial properties of chitosan and chitosan derivatives in the treatment of enteric infections

D Yan, Y Li, Y Liu, N Li, X Zhang, C Yan - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
Antibiotics played an important role in controlling the development of enteric infection.
However, the emergence of antibiotic resistance and gut dysbiosis led to a growing interest …

[HTML][HTML] Chitosan based nanocomposite films and coatings: Emerging antimicrobial food packaging alternatives

S Kumar, A Mukherjee, J Dutta - Trends in Food Science & Technology, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Demand for healthy and safe food with minimal use of synthetic inputs
(including synthetic preservatives) is increasing rapidly. Plastic polymers being hazardous to …

Antibacterial and antiviral functional materials: chemistry and biological activity toward tackling COVID-19-like pandemics

B Balasubramaniam, Prateek, S Ranjan… - ACS Pharmacology & …, 2020 - ACS Publications
The ongoing worldwide pandemic due to COVID-19 has created awareness toward
ensuring best practices to avoid the spread of microorganisms. In this regard, the research …

Advances of hydrogel dressings in diabetic wounds

H Wang, Z Xu, M Zhao, G Liu, J Wu - Biomaterials science, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Currently, the treatment and care of diabetic wounds, which generally possess the
characteristics of a high amputation rate, high recurrence rate and high mortality, has …

Antibacterial activity of chitosan nanoparticles: A review

M Chandrasekaran, KD Kim, SC Chun - Processes, 2020 - mdpi.com
In recent years, nanotechnology has attracted attention in many fields because it has several
up-and-coming novel uses. Many researchers have suggested that chitosan nanoparticles …

Seafood waste as attractive source of chitin and chitosan production and their applications

VP Santos, NSS Marques, PCSV Maia… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Chitosan is a cationic polymer obtained by deacetylation of chitin, found abundantly in
crustacean, insect, arthropod exoskeletons, and molluscs. The process of obtaining chitin by …

Chitosan nanoparticles-insight into properties, functionalization and applications in drug delivery and theranostics

J Jhaveri, Z Raichura, T Khan, M Momin, A Omri - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
Nanotechnology-based development of drug delivery systems is an attractive area of
research in formulation driven R&D laboratories that makes administration of new and …

Antibacterial activity of chitosan-based systems

H Yilmaz Atay - Functional chitosan: drug delivery and biomedical …, 2019 - Springer
Chitosan and its derivatives can be called environmental purification functional materials as
they can effectively control the growth and reproduction of hazardous bacteria and also …

Strategies for bone regeneration: from graft to tissue engineering

G Battafarano, M Rossi, V De Martino… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Bone is a regenerative organ characterized by self-renewal ability. Indeed, it is a very
dynamic tissue subjected to continuous remodeling in order to preserve its structure and …

A review on antimicrobial packaging for extending the shelf life of food

T Fadiji, M Rashvand, MO Daramola, SA Iwarere - Processes, 2023 - mdpi.com
Food packaging systems are continually impacted by the growing demand for minimally
processed foods, changing eating habits, and food safety risks. Minimally processed foods …