[HTML][HTML] Advances and challenges in the use of chitosan and its derivatives in biomedical fields: a review

M Yadav, B Kaushik, GK Rao, CM Srivastava… - Carbohydrate Polymer …, 2023 - Elsevier
Chitosan is known to possess excellent properties such as biodegradability,
biocompatibility, antimicrobial activity and less toxicity due to which it has applications in …

Application of spectroscopic methods for structural analysis of chitin and chitosan

J Kumirska, M Czerwicka, Z Kaczyński, A Bychowska… - Marine drugs, 2010 - mdpi.com
Chitin, the second most important natural polymer in the world, and its N-deacetylated
derivative chitosan, have been identified as versatile biopolymers for a broad range of …

Polymeric micelles: Basic research to clinical practice

AS Deshmukh, PN Chauhan, MN Noolvi… - International journal of …, 2017 - Elsevier
Rapidly developing polymeric micelles as potential targeting carriers has intensified the
need for better understanding of the underlying principles related to the selection of suitable …

Chitin extraction from crustacean shells using biological methods–a review

W Arbia, L Arbia, L Adour, A Amrane - Food Technology and …, 2013 - hrcak.srce.hr
Sažetak After cellulose, chitin is the most widespread biopolymer in nature. Chitin and its
derivatives have great economic value because of their biological activities and their …

Recent progress in the structural modification of chitosan for applications in diversified biomedical fields

H Mittal, SS Ray, BS Kaith, JK Bhatia, J Sharma… - European Polymer …, 2018 - Elsevier
This article critically reviews the recent developments in the structural modifications of
chitosan and its nano-structured variants produced via different techniques and their …

Development of cellulose nanofibril/casein-based 3D composite hemostasis scaffold for potential wound-healing application

SS Biranje, J Sun, L Cheng, Y Cheng… - … applied materials & …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Excessive bleeding in traumatic hemorrhage is the primary concern for natural wound
healing and the main reason for trauma deaths. The three-dimensional (3D) bioprinting of …

Biocompatible hydrogels of chitosan-alkali lignin for potential wound healing applications

K Ravishankar, M Venkatesan, RP Desingh… - Materials Science and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Biocompatible hydrogels were prepared by mixing aqueous-acidic solution of chitosan with
alkali lignin, a major by-product of the paper producing industries, for the first time, by …

[HTML][HTML] Greener synthesis of zinc oxide nanoparticles using Trianthema portulacastrum extract and evaluation of its photocatalytic and biological applications

ZUH Khan, HM Sadiq, NS Shah, AU Khan… - … of Photochemistry and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Synthesis of nanoparticles (NPs) through “green” chemistry is an exciting area of research
with wide applications. Trianthema portulacastrum's extract containing greater amount of …

High strength chitosan hydrogels with biocompatibility via new avenue based on constructing nanofibrous architecture

J Duan, X Liang, Y Cao, S Wang, L Zhang - Macromolecules, 2015 - ACS Publications
Breaking the limitation of traditional acid dissolving methods for chitosan by creating an
alkali/urea hydrogen-bonded chitosan complex, a new solvent (4.5 wt% LiOH/7 wt% KOH/8 …

Simple approach to synthesize amino-functionalized carbon dots by carbonization of chitosan

X Liu, J Pang, F Xu, X Zhang - Scientific reports, 2016 - nature.com
Carbon dots (CDs) as a new series of fluorescent nanomaterials have drawn great attention
in recent years owning to their unique properties. In this paper, a simple carbonization …