Factors influencing the antibacterial activity of chitosan and chitosan modified by functionalization

C Ardean, CM Davidescu, NS Nemeş… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
The biomedical and therapeutic importance of chitosan and chitosan derivatives is the
subject of interdisciplinary research. In this analysis, we intended to consolidate some of the …

Chitosan films and scaffolds for regenerative medicine applications: A review

FS Rezaei, F Sharifianjazi, A Esmaeilkhanian… - Carbohydrate …, 2021 - Elsevier
Over the last years, chitosan has demonstrated unparalleled characteristics for regenerative
medicine applications. Beside excellent antimicrobial and wound healing properties, this …

Chemical and physical Chitosan modification for designing enzymatic industrial biocatalysts: How to choose the best strategy?

YL Nunes, FL de Menezes, IG de Sousa… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Chitosan is one of the most abundant natural polymer worldwide, and due to its inherent
characteristics, its use in industrial processes has been extensively explored. Because it is …

Chitosan-based Schiff bases: Promising materials for biomedical and industrial applications

V Pawariya, S De, J Dutta - Carbohydrate Polymers, 2023 - Elsevier
There is plenty of scope for modifying chitosan, an only polycationic natural polysaccharide,
owing to its reactive functional groups, namely hydroxyl and amino groups. Although …

Sulfonated and sulfated chitosan derivatives for biomedical applications: A review

S Dimassi, N Tabary, F Chai, N Blanchemain… - Carbohydrate …, 2018 - Elsevier
From 20th century, chitosan, a natural polysaccharide, has received much attention for use
in biomedical applications thanks to its remarkable properties, such as biodegradability …

Applications of cellulose and chitin/chitosan derivatives and composites as antibacterial materials: current state and perspectives

S Khattak, F Wahid, LP Liu, SR Jia, LQ Chu… - Applied microbiology …, 2019 - Springer
The bacterial infections have always a serious problem to public health. Scientists are
developing new antibacterial materials to overcome this problem. Polysaccharides are …

New synthetic chitosan derivatives bearing benzenoid/heterocyclic moieties with enhanced antioxidant and antifungal activities

Y Mi, J Zhang, Y Chen, X Sun, W Tan, Q Li, Z Guo - Carbohydrate polymers, 2020 - Elsevier
In this paper, several novel chitosan derivatives bearing benzenoid/heterocyclic moieties
were synthesized via introducing aminobenzene and heterocyclic compounds onto …

Tailorable antibacterial and cytotoxic chitosan derivatives by introducing quaternary ammonium salt and sulfobetaine

W Zou, J Gu, J Li, Y Wang, S Chen - International Journal of Biological …, 2022 - Elsevier
Chitosan (CS) derivatives with improved water solubility, antibacterial activity and adequate
biocompatibility are attracting increasingly interest in medical application. Herein, we have …

Marine polysaccharides: Green and recyclable resources as wound dressings

X Jing, Y Sun, X Ma, H Hu - Materials Chemistry Frontiers, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
As a green and renewable resource, marine polysaccharides have inherent nontoxicity,
good biocompatibility, biodegradability, and environmental friendliness. Compared to land …

Biodegradable polymers and polymer composites with antibacterial properties

A Smola-Dmochowska, K Lewicka, A Macyk… - International journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Antibiotic resistance is one of the greatest threats to global health and food security today. It
becomes increasingly difficult to treat infectious disorders because antibiotics, even the …