Applications of chitosan in food, pharmaceuticals, medicine, cosmetics, agriculture, textiles, pulp and paper, biotechnology, and environmental chemistry

N Morin-Crini, E Lichtfouse, G Torri, G Crini - Environmental Chemistry …, 2019 - Springer
Chitosan is a biopolymer obtained from chitin, one of the most abundant and renewable
materials on Earth. Chitin is a primary component of cell walls in fungi, the exoskeletons of …

Chitosan-based hydrogel beads: Preparations, modifications and applications in food and agriculture sectors–A review

B Qu, Y Luo - International journal of biological macromolecules, 2020 - Elsevier
Chitosan is produced by deacetylation of chitin, the second-most abundant biopolymer on
earth. With three types of reactive functional groups, one amino group and both primary and …

Chitosan nanofiber biocomposites for potential wound healing applications: Antioxidant activity with synergic antibacterial effect

M Bagheri, M Validi, A Gholipour… - Bioengineering & …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Bacterial wound infection is one of the most common nosocomial infections. The
unnecessary employment of antibiotics led to raising the growth of antibiotic‐resistant …

[HTML][HTML] Chitosan as a wound dressing starting material: Antimicrobial properties and mode of action

MA Matica, FL Aachmann, A Tøndervik… - International journal of …, 2019 - mdpi.com
Fighting bacterial resistance is one of the concerns in modern days, as antibiotics remain the
main resource of bacterial control. Data shows that for every antibiotic developed, there is a …

[HTML][HTML] Electrospun nanofibers for periodontal treatment: A recent progress

P Zhao, W Chen, Z Feng, Y Liu, P Liu… - International Journal of …, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Periodontitis is a major threat to oral health, prompting scientists to continuously study new
treatment techniques. The nanofibrous membrane prepared via electrospinning has a large …

Chitosan films and scaffolds for regenerative medicine applications: A review

FS Rezaei, F Sharifianjazi, A Esmaeilkhanian… - Carbohydrate …, 2021 - Elsevier
Over the last years, chitosan has demonstrated unparalleled characteristics for regenerative
medicine applications. Beside excellent antimicrobial and wound healing properties, this …

A review on electrospun polymeric nanofibers: Production parameters and potential applications

HM Ibrahim, A Klingner - Polymer Testing, 2020 - Elsevier
This review deals with electrospun nanofibers and their applications in several fields.
Nanofibers have mainly been produced via electrospinning technique due to the simple …

[HTML][HTML] Review on electrospun nanofiber-applied products

F Fadil, NDN Affandi, MI Misnon, NN Bonnia, AM Harun… - Polymers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Electrospinning technology, which was previously known as a scientific interdisciplinary
research approach, is now ready to move towards a practice-based interdisciplinary …

[HTML][HTML] Chitosan-based biomaterials for bone tissue engineering applications: a short review

A Ressler - Polymers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Natural bone tissue is composed of calcium-deficient carbonated hydroxyapatite as the
inorganic phase and collagen type I as the main organic phase. The biomimetic approach of …

Coaxial electrospinning formation of complex polymer fibers and their applications

D Han, AJ Steckl - ChemPlusChem, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The formation of fibers by electrospinning has experienced explosive growth in the past
decade, recently reaching 4,000 publications and 1,500 patents per year. This impressive …