A review of natural polysaccharides: sources, characteristics, properties, food, and pharmaceutical applications

I Benalaya, G Alves, J Lopes, LR Silva - International Journal of …, 2024 - mdpi.com
Natural polysaccharides, which are described in this study, are some of the most extensively
used biopolymers in food, pharmaceutical, and medical applications, because they are …

[HTML][HTML] Chitosan: An overview of its properties and applications

I Aranaz, AR Alcántara, MC Civera, C Arias, B Elorza… - Polymers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Chitosan has garnered much interest due to its properties and possible applications. Every
year the number of publications and patents based on this polymer increase. Chitosan …

Recent advances in carboxymethyl chitosan-based materials for biomedical applications

Y Geng, H Xue, Z Zhang, AC Panayi, S Knoedler… - Carbohydrate …, 2023 - Elsevier
Chitosan (CS) and its derivatives have been applied extensively in the biomedical field
owing to advantageous characteristics including biodegradability, biocompatibility …

Recent advances in chitosan-based applications—a review

C Thambiliyagodage, M Jayanetti, A Mendis… - Materials, 2023 - mdpi.com
Chitosan derived from chitin has gathered much interest as a biopolymer due to its known
and possible broad applications. Chitin is a nitrogen-enriched polymer abundantly present …

Antimicrobial properties of chitosan and chitosan derivatives in the treatment of enteric infections

D Yan, Y Li, Y Liu, N Li, X Zhang, C Yan - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
Antibiotics played an important role in controlling the development of enteric infection.
However, the emergence of antibiotic resistance and gut dysbiosis led to a growing interest …

Chitin and chitosan as polymers of the future—obtaining, modification, life cycle assessment and main directions of application

K Piekarska, M Sikora, M Owczarek, J Jóźwik-Pruska… - Polymers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Natural polymers are very widespread in the world, which is why it is so important to know
about the possibilities of their use. Chitin is the second most abundant reproducible natural …

Small extracellular vesicles isolation and separation: Current techniques, pending questions and clinical applications

Y Jia, L Yu, T Ma, W Xu, H Qian, Y Sun, H Shi - Theranostics, 2022 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Extracellular vesicles, especially small extracellular vesicles (sEVs) are now accepted as
important messengers in cell-to-cell communication and as a promising drug delivery …

Chitosan: A review of molecular structure, bioactivities and interactions with the human body and micro-organisms

SG Kou, L Peters, M Mucalo - Carbohydrate Polymers, 2022 - Elsevier
Chitosan has many desirable attributes eg antimicrobial properties and promoting wound
healing, and is used in various applications. This article first discusses how degree of …

Chitosan-based self-healing hydrogel dressing for wound healing

X Zhang, Y Liang, S Huang, B Guo - Advances in Colloid and Interface …, 2024 - Elsevier
Skin has strong self-regenerative capacity, while severe skin defects do not heal without
appropriate treatment. Therefore, in order to cover the wound sites and hasten the healing …

Application of chitosan and its derivatives in medical materials

W Tang, J Wang, H Hou, Y Li, J Wang, J Fu, L Lu… - International journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Chitin is a natural polymeric polysaccharide extracted from marine crustaceans, and
chitosan is obtained by removing part of the acetyl group (usually more than 60%) in chitin's …