Chitin is one of the most abundant polysaccharide found on earth. The deacetylated form of
chitin viz. chitosan has been reported for its various important pharmacological properties …

Over the last few decades, chitosan has become a good candidate for tissue engineering
applications. Derived from chitin, chitosan is a unique natural polysaccharide with …

Chitosan (CS) is one of the most functional natural biopolymer widely used in the
pharmaceutical field due to its biocompatibility and biodegradability. These privileges lead …

Gene therapy has gained significant attention over the past two decades as a potential
method for treating genetic disorders such as severe combined immunodeficiency, 1 cystic …

In the chitin bibliography, a major reference is the book written by Richards in 1951
“primarily for entomologists and other invertebrate zoologists” but also, in the author's hope …

Studies of nanomedicine have achieved dramatic progress in recent decades. However, the
main challenges that traditional nanomedicine has to overcome include low accumulation at …

This work investigates the polyanion initiated gelation process in fabricating chitosan–TPP
(tripolyphosphate) nanoparticles in the size range of 100–250nm intended to be used as …

Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are promising seed cells for neural regeneration therapy
owing to their plasticity and accessibility. They possess several inherent characteristics …

Biopolymers like cellulose, polysaccharides, chitosan, starch, chitin, and alginates have
sparked an increasing curiosity in creating natural replacements for synthetic polymers …

Although the field of gene delivery is dominated by viral vectors and synthetic polymeric or
lipid gene carriers, natural polymers offer distinct advantages and may help advance the …