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

• Главные авторы: Tapan Kumar Giri (Автор), Amrita Thakur (Автор), Amit Alexander (Автор), Ajazuddin (Автор), Hemant Badwaik (Автор), Dulal Krishna Tripathi (Автор)
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• Опубликовано: 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...