Pharmaceutical applications of chitosan

Z Shariatinia - Advances in colloid and interface science, 2019 - Elsevier
Chitosan (CS) is a linear polysaccharide which is achieved by deacetylation of chitin, which
is the second most plentiful compound in nature, after cellulose. It is a linear copolymer of β …

Recent advances in shear‐thinning and self‐healing hydrogels for biomedical applications

S Uman, A Dhand, JA Burdick - Journal of Applied Polymer …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Shear‐thinning and self‐healing hydrogels are being investigated in various biomedical
applications including drug delivery, tissue engineering, and 3D bioprinting. Such hydrogels …

Jammed microgel inks for 3D printing applications

CB Highley, KH Song, AC Daly… - Advanced Science, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract 3D printing involves the development of inks that exhibit the requisite properties for
both printing and the intended application. In bioprinting, these inks are often hydrogels with …

Sticking together: injectable granular hydrogels with increased functionality via dynamic covalent inter‐particle crosslinking

VG Muir, TH Qazi, S Weintraub, BO Torres Maldonado… - Small, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Granular hydrogels are an exciting class of microporous and injectable biomaterials that are
being explored for many biomedical applications, including regenerative medicine, 3D …

[PDF][PDF] A review of hydrogels, their properties and applications in medicine

H Chamkouri, M Chamkouri - Am. J. Biomed. Sci. Res, 2021 - academia.edu
A hydrogel is a water-insoluble three-dimensional polymer network that has the ability to
absorb body fluids in a biological environment. Such a polymer network is formed through …

Designing microgels for cell culture and controlled assembly of tissue microenvironments

AS Caldwell, BA Aguado… - Advanced functional …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Micrometer‐sized hydrogels, termed microgels, are emerging as multifunctional platforms
that can recapitulate tissue heterogeneity in engineered cell microenvironments. The …

Redox-and pH-responsive alginate-based magnetic hydrogel:“Smart” drug delivery and protein corona studies

A Parvaresh, Z Izadi, H Nemati… - Journal of Molecular …, 2023 - Elsevier
A redox-and pH-responsive magnetic hydrogel was designed and developed based on
alginate (Alg) through double crosslinking approach for sustained and targeted delivery of …

Microgels: Modular, tunable constructs for tissue regeneration

JP Newsom, KA Payne, MD Krebs - Acta biomaterialia, 2019 - Elsevier
Biopolymer microgels are emerging as a versatile tool for aiding in the regeneration of
damaged tissues due to their biocompatible nature, tunable microporous structure, ability to …

Recent developments in chitosan based microgels and their hybrids

A Ahmad, A Hassan, PG Roy, S Zhou, A Irfan… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Chitosan based microgels have gained great attention because of their chemical stability,
biocompatibility, easy functionalization and potential uses in numerous fields. Production …

Free-flowing, self-crosslinking, carboxymethyl starch and carboxymethyl cellulose microgels, as smart hydrogel dressings for wound repair

V Panwar, A Sharma, P Murugesan, N Salaria… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Hydrogels are widely recognized and favoured as moist wound dressings due to their
beneficial properties. However, their limited capacity to absorb fluids restricts their use in …