Modified chitosan hydrogels as drug delivery and tissue engineering systems: present status and applications

• Hauptverfasser: Tapan Kumar Giri (VerfasserIn), Amrita Thakur (VerfasserIn), Amit Alexander (VerfasserIn), Ajazuddin (VerfasserIn), Hemant Badwaik (VerfasserIn), Dulal Krishna Tripathi (VerfasserIn)
• Format: Buch
• Veröffentlicht: Elsevier, 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z.
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Chitosan, a natural cationic polysaccharide, is prepared industrially by the hydrolysis of the aminoacetyl groups of chitin, a naturally available marine polymer. Chitosan is a non-toxic, biocompatible and biodegradable polymer and has attracted considerable interest in a wide range of biomedical an...