Chitosan: A review on properties, biological activities and recent progress in biomedical applications

A Harugade, AP Sherje, A Pethe - Reactive and Functional Polymers, 2023 - Elsevier
Chitosan is a naturally occurring amino polysaccharide obtained by deacetylation of chitin
and is second most commonly used natural polymer. Its non-toxic, biocompatibility and …

Progress on green crosslinking of polysaccharide hydrogels for drug delivery and tissue engineering applications

S Maiti, B Maji, H Yadav - Carbohydrate Polymers, 2024 - Elsevier
Natural polysaccharides are being studied for their biocompatibility, biodegradability, low
toxicity, and low cost in the fabrication of various hydrogel devices. However, due to their …

Potentials of polysaccharides, lipids and proteins in biodegradable food packaging applications

U Amin, MU Khan, Y Majeed, M Rebezov… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Bio-based packaging materials are gaining importance due to their biodegradability,
sustainability and environmental friendliness. To control the food quality and improve the …

Recent development of functional chitosan-based hydrogels for pharmaceutical and biomedical applications

S Taokaew, W Kaewkong, W Kriangkrai - Gels, 2023 - mdpi.com
Chitosan is a promising naturally derived polysaccharide to be used in hydrogel forms for
pharmaceutical and biomedical applications. The multifunctional chitosan-based hydrogels …

Synthesis and application of trehalose materials

D Vinciguerra, MB Gelb, HD Maynard - JACS Au, 2022 - ACS Publications
Trehalose is a naturally occurring, nonreducing disaccharide that is widely used in the
biopharmaceutical, food, and cosmetic industries due to its stabilizing and cryoprotective …

[HTML][HTML] Biodegradable natural hydrogels for tissue engineering, controlled release, and soil remediation

A Garcia-Garcia, S Muñana-González… - Polymers, 2024 - mdpi.com
This article provides insights into hydrogels of the most promising biodegradable natural
polymers and their mechanisms of degradation, highlighting the different possibilities of …

Chitosan based hybrid hydrogels for drug delivery: Preparation, biodegradation, thermal, and mechanical properties

M Kamaci, I Kaya - Polymers for Advanced Technologies, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
In the present paper, biodegradable hybrid hydrogels were prepared by using chitosan as a
natural polymer and polyurethane containing azomethine as a synthetic polymer for the drug …

[HTML][HTML] Pullulan hydrogels as drug release platforms in biomedicine

MO Teixeira, E Marinho, C Silva, JC Antunes… - Journal of Drug Delivery …, 2023 - Elsevier
It is increasingly urgent to develop new therapeutic systems to combat the spreading and
evolution of various pathologies globally. Nonspecific therapies and/or insufficient …

[HTML][HTML] Chitosan-based hydrogels obtained via photoinitiated click polymer IPN reaction

P Sánchez-Cid, A Romero, MJ Díaz, MV De-Paz… - Journal of Molecular …, 2023 - Elsevier
Chitosan (CTS) is a polysaccharide with a wide variety of applications in the biomedical
field, owing to its outstanding disinfectant properties, biocompatibility and biodegradability …

Recent advances in fiber–hydrogel composites for wound healing and drug delivery systems

MO Teixeira, JC Antunes, HP Felgueiras - Antibiotics, 2021 - mdpi.com
In the last decades, much research has been done to fasten wound healing and target-direct
drug delivery. Hydrogel-based scaffolds have been a recurrent solution in both cases, with …