Chemical and physical Chitosan modification for designing enzymatic industrial biocatalysts: How to choose the best strategy?

YL Nunes, FL de Menezes, IG de Sousa… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Chitosan is one of the most abundant natural polymer worldwide, and due to its inherent
characteristics, its use in industrial processes has been extensively explored. Because it is …

Materials of marine origin: a review on polymers and ceramics of biomedical interest

TH Silva, A Alves, BM Ferreira… - International …, 2012 - journals.sagepub.com
Marine organisms are constituted by materials with a vast range of properties and
characteristics that may justify their potential application within the biomedical field …

Chitosan/bioactive glass nanoparticle composite membranes for periodontal regeneration

J Mota, N Yu, SG Caridade, GM Luz, ME Gomes… - Acta biomaterialia, 2012 - Elsevier
Barrier membranes are used in periodontal applications with the aim of supporting
periodontal regeneration by physically blocking migration of epithelial cells. The present …

In vitro characterization of chitosan–gelatin scaffolds for tissue engineering

Y Huang, S Onyeri, M Siewe, A Moshfeghian… - Biomaterials, 2005 - Elsevier
Recently, chitosan–gelatin scaffolds have gained much attention in various tissue
engineering applications. However, the underlying cell–matrix interactions remain unclear in …

Gellan gum: a new biomaterial for cartilage tissue engineering applications

JT Oliveira, L Martins, R Picciochi… - … Research Part A: An …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Gellan gum is a polysaccharide manufactured by microbial fermentation of the
Sphingomonas paucimobilis microorganism, being commonly used in the food and …

Genipin‐cross‐linked collagen/chitosan biomimetic scaffolds for articular cartilage tissue engineering applications

LP Yan, YJ Wang, L Ren, G Wu… - … Research Part A, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
In this study, genipin‐cross‐linked collagen/chitosan biodegradable porous scaffolds were
prepared for articular cartilage regeneration. The influence of chitosan amount and genipin …

Fabrication of chitosan/agarose scaffolds containing extracellular matrix for tissue engineering applications

SS Garakani, M Khanmohammadi, Z Atoufi… - International journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
One of the most effective approaches for treatment of cartilage involves the use of porous
three-dimensional scaffolds, which are useful for improving not only cellular adhesion but …

Encapsulation of biological and chemical agents for plant nutrition and protection: chitosan/alginate microcapsules loaded with copper cations and Trichoderma viride

M Vincekovic, N Jalsenjak… - Journal of agricultural …, 2016 - ACS Publications
Novel chitosan/alginate microcapsules simultaneously loaded with copper cations and
Trichoderma viride have been prepared and characterized. Information about the …

Impact of acid type and glutaraldehyde crosslinking in the physicochemical and mechanical properties and biodegradability of chitosan films

JMF Pavoni, NZ dos Santos, IC May, LD Pollo… - Polymer Bulletin, 2021 - Springer
Biodegradable chitosan films were produced using lactic and acetic acid solutions and
glutaraldehyde as crosslinking agent by casting technique. The aim of this study was to …

Decolorization of crystal violet from aqueous solutions by a novel adsorbent chitosan/nanodiopside using response surface methodology and artificial neural network …

SG Nasab, A Semnani, A Teimouri, MJ Yazd… - International journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
A novel adsorbent of chitosan/nanodiopside nanocomposite (CS-NDIO) was synthesized as
a green composite for the removal of crystal violet (CV) and characterized by techniques like …