[HTML][HTML] Chitosan based hydrogels: characteristics and pharmaceutical applications

F Ahmadi, Z Oveisi, SM Samani… - Research in …, 2015 - journals.lww.com
Hydrogel scaffolds serve as semi synthetic or synthetic extra cellular matrix to provide an
amenable environment for cellular adherence and cellular remodeling in three dimensional …

Advances in characterisation and biological activities of chitosan and chitosan oligosaccharides

P Zou, X Yang, J Wang, Y Li, H Yu, Y Zhang, G Liu - Food chemistry, 2016 - Elsevier
Chitosan and chitosan oligosaccharides (COS) have been reported to possess various
biomedical properties, including antimicrobial activities, immuno-enhancing effects, and anti …

[HTML][HTML] Does the use of chitosan contribute to oxalate kidney stone formation?

MF Queiroz, KR Teodosio Melo, DA Sabry, GL Sassaki… - Marine drugs, 2014 - mdpi.com
Chitosan is widely used in the biomedical field due its chemical and pharmacological
properties. However, intake of chitosan results in renal tissue accumulation of chitosan and …

Surface-engineered dendrimers in gene delivery

J Yang, Q Zhang, H Chang, Y Cheng - Chemical reviews, 2015 - ACS Publications
1. DENDRIMERS AND GENE DELIVERY Gene therapy represents a promising option for
the treatment of diseases such as inherited disorders, viral infections, and cancers. 1− 3 A …

Degradable natural polymer hydrogels for articular cartilage tissue engineering

W Zhao, X Jin, Y Cong, Y Liu… - Journal of Chemical …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Articular cartilage has poor ability to heal once damaged. Tissue engineering with scaffolds
of polymer hydrogels is promising for cartilage regeneration and repair. Polymer hydrogels …

Modification of chitosan using amino acids for wound healing purposes: A review

S Torkaman, H Rahmani, A Ashori, SHM Najafi - Carbohydrate polymers, 2021 - Elsevier
Chitosan, a well-known biopolymer due to its unique properties, has received considerable
attention as a result of the amine group activity that locates on the backbone of chitosan. To …

Dendrimers as nanoscale vectors: Unlocking the bars of cancer therapy

AD Dey, A Bigham, Y Esmaeili, M Ashrafizadeh… - Seminars in Cancer …, 2022 - Elsevier
Chemotherapy is the first choice in the treatment of cancer and is always preferred to other
approaches such as radiation and surgery, but it has never met the need of patients for a …

Why Chitosan? From properties to perspective of mucosal drug delivery

A Kumar, A Vimal, A Kumar - International journal of biological …, 2016 - Elsevier
Non-parenteral drug delivery routes primarily remove the local pain at the injection site. The
drugs administered through the oral route encounter the process of hepatic first pass …

Processable conducting graphene/chitosan hydrogels for tissue engineering

S Sayyar, E Murray, BC Thompson, J Chung… - Journal of Materials …, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
Composites of graphene in a chitosan–lactic acid matrix were prepared to create conductive
hydrogels that are processable, exhibit tunable swelling properties and show excellent …

Environmentally friendly chitosan adhesives for plywood bonding

X Xi, A Pizzi, H Lei, B Zhang, X Chen, G Du - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Chitosan is a biomass material with abundant reserves. It has been used in this work to
prepare an environmentally friendly wood adhesive. By employing carbohydrates, namely …