Amongst the natural polymers, chitin is the second most abundant, present mainly in fungi
and exoskeleton of crustaceans. It forms a major part of the seafood waste as compiled and …

Absorbent polymers or hydrogel polymer materials have an enhanced water retention
capacity and are widely used in agriculture and medicine. The controlled release of …

A hydrogel scaffold for direct tissue-engineering application in water-irrigated, arthroscopic
cartilage repair, is badly needed. However, such hydrogels must cure quickly under water …

Articular cartilage defects, caused by trauma, osteoarthritis, or other diseases, always lead to
severe joint pain and joint dysfunction. Without access to progenitor cells and the supply of …

This review outlines the new developments on chitosan-based bioapplications. Over the last
decade, functional biomaterials research has developed new drug delivery systems and …

Chitin is the second most important natural polymer in the world. The main sources exploited
are two marine crustaceans, shrimp and crabs. Our objective is to appraise the state of the …

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic inflammatory autoimmune disease causing
destruction of bone and cartilago articularis. Traditional treatment methods have many side …

Background Despite the popularity of microfracture as a first-line treatment for articular
cartilage defects in the knee, systematic information on its clinical efficacy for articular …

Tissue engineering is an important therapeutic strategy for present and future medicine.
Recently, functional biomaterial researches have been directed towards the development of …

Chitosan has received much attention as a functional biopolymer for diverse applications,
especially in pharmaceutics and medicine. Our recent efforts focused on the chemical and …