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

• Główni autorzy: Tapan Kumar Giri (Autor), Amrita Thakur (Autor), Amit Alexander (Autor), Ajazuddin (Autor), Hemant Badwaik (Autor), Dulal Krishna Tripathi (Autor)
• Format: Książka
• Wydane: Elsevier, 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Hasła przedmiotowe: article
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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...