Chitosan derivatives and their application in biomedicine

W Wang, Q Meng, Q Li, J Liu, M Zhou, Z **… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Chitosan is a product of the deacetylation of chitin, which is widely found in nature. Chitosan
is insoluble in water and most organic solvents, which seriously limits both its application …

Quaternary-ammonium chitosan, a promising packaging material in the food industry

YL Qiu, Y Li, GL Zhang, H Hao, HM Hou, J Bi - Carbohydrate Polymers, 2024 - Elsevier
Quaternary-ammonium chitosan (QAC) is a polysaccharide with good water solubility,
bacteriostasis, and biocompatibility. QAC is obtained by methylating or grafting the …

Biomedical applications of chitosan and its derivative nanoparticles

D Zhao, S Yu, B Sun, S Gao, S Guo, K Zhao - Polymers, 2018 - mdpi.com
Chitosan is a biodegradable natural polymer with many advantages such as nontoxicity,
biocompatibility, and biodegradability. It can be applied in many fields, especially in …

Chitosan-based nanoparticles against viral infections

H Boroumand, F Badie, S Mazaheri… - Frontiers in Cellular …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Viral infections, in addition to damaging host cells, can compromise the host immune
system, leading to frequent relapse or long-term persistence. Viruses have the capacity to …

Polysaccharides as vaccine adjuvants

B Sun, S Yu, D Zhao, S Guo, X Wang, K Zhao - Vaccine, 2018 - Elsevier
Adjuvant is a substance added to vaccine to improve the immunogenicity of antigens, and it
can induce stronger immune responses and reduce the dosage and production cost of …

The potential of chitosan in nanomedicine: An overview of the cytotoxicity of chitosan based nanoparticles

J Frigaard, JL Jensen, HK Galtung… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The unique properties and applications of nanotechnology in targeting drug delivery,
cosmetics, fabrics, water treatment and food packaging have received increased focus the …

A review on Chitosan's uses as biomaterial: Tissue engineering, drug delivery systems and cancer treatment

R de Sousa Victor, A Marcelo da Cunha Santos… - Materials, 2020 - mdpi.com
Chitosan, derived from chitin, is a biopolymer consisting of arbitrarily distributed β-(1-4)-
linked D-glucosamine and N-acetyl-D-glucosamine that exhibits outstanding properties …

Biomedical applications of quaternized chitosan

K Pathak, SK Misra, A Sehgal, S Singh, S Bungau… - Polymers, 2021 - mdpi.com
The natural polymer chitosan is the second most abundant biopolymer on earth after chitin
and has been extensively explored for preparation of versatile drug delivery systems. The …

Recent advances on chitosan as an adjuvant for vaccine delivery

I Dmour, N Islam - International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 2022 - Elsevier
Chitosan (CS) is a natural polymer derived from chitin that has wide applications in drugs,
vaccines, and antigen delivery. The distinctive mucoadhesive, biocompatibility …

Current state and future directions of intranasal delivery route for central nervous system disorders: a scientometric and visualization analysis

H Wu, Y Zhou, Y Wang, L Tong, F Wang… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Background: The management of various central nervous system (CNS) disorders has been
challenging, due to highly compact blood-brain barrier (BBB) impedes the access of most …