Recent advances in chitosan-based applications—a review

C Thambiliyagodage, M Jayanetti, A Mendis… - Materials, 2023 - mdpi.com
Chitosan derived from chitin has gathered much interest as a biopolymer due to its known
and possible broad applications. Chitin is a nitrogen-enriched polymer abundantly present …

A review on injectable chitosan/beta glycerophosphate hydrogels for bone tissue regeneration

S Saravanan, S Vimalraj, P Thanikaivelan… - International journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Tissue engineering (TE) is a promising approach for repairing diseased and damaged bone
tissue. Injectable hydrogel based strategies offer a wide range of applications in rapid …

Chitosan, gelatin, and collagen hydrogels for bone regeneration

K Guillén-Carvajal, B Valdez-Salas, E Beltrán-Partida… - Polymers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Hydrogels are versatile biomaterials characterized by three-dimensional, cross-linked,
highly hydrated polymeric networks. These polymers exhibit a great variety of biochemical …

[HTML][HTML] Chitosan based thermoresponsive hydrogel containing graphene oxide for bone tissue repair

S Saravanan, S Vimalraj, D Anuradha - Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract Chitosan (CS), glycerophosphate (GP) based injectable hydrogels are explored for
its implications in bone defect healing and regeneration. Both acellular and cell laden CS …

[HTML][HTML] Exploration of chitosan and its modified derivatives as vaccine adjuvant: a review

G Kumar, T Virmani, SK Misra, A Sharma… - Carbohydrate Polymer …, 2024 - Elsevier
Chitosan is a natural polysaccharide that has earned much credit in the pharmaceutical field
due to its broad implementation in drugs, antigens, and vaccine delivery. Owing to unique …

Chitosan-based particulate systems for the delivery of mucosal vaccines against infectious diseases

B Singh, S Maharjan, KH Cho, LH Cui, IK Park… - International journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
Given that most pathogens enter the body at mucosal surfaces for infection and mucosal
immune responses act as the first line of defense against the invading pathogens, mucosal …

[HTML][HTML] Chitosan-adjuvanted Salmonella subunit nanoparticle vaccine for poultry delivered through drinking water and feed

S Renu, Y Han, S Dhakal, YS Lakshmanappa… - Carbohydrate …, 2020 - Elsevier
Poor induction of mucosal immunity in the intestines by current Salmonella vaccines is a
challenge to the poultry industry. We prepared and tested an oral deliverable Salmonella …

Conductive and Enhanced Mechanical Strength of Mo2Ti2C3 MXene-Based Hydrogel Promotes Neurogenesis and Bone Regeneration in Bone Defect Repair

H Wang, YC Hsu, C Wang, X Xiao, Z Yuan… - … Applied Materials & …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Bone defects are common with increasing high-energy fractures, tumor bone invasion, and
implantation revision surgery. Bone is an electroactive tissue that has electromechanical …

Chitin/chitosan: versatile ecological, industrial, and biomedical applications

H Merzendorfer, E Cohen - Extracellular Sugar-Based Biopolymers …, 2019 - Springer
Chitin is a linear polysaccharide of N-acetylglucosamine, which is highly abundant in nature
and mainly produced by marine crustaceans. Chitosan is obtained by hydrolytic …

Needle-free immunization with chitosan-based systems

B Singh, S Maharjan, P Sindurakar, KH Cho… - International Journal of …, 2018 - mdpi.com
Despite successful use, needle-based immunizations have several issues such as the risk of
injuries and infections from the reuse of needles and syringes and the low patient …