Sulfated chitin and chitosan as novel biomaterials.

By R. Jayakumar, N. Nwe, S. Tokura, H. Tamura. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 2007

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Subfields: Biomaterials, Pharmaceutical Science

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• Chitin and chitosan polymers: Chemistry, solubility and fiber formation (2009, background): “The positive attributes of excellent biocompatibility and admirable biodegradability with ecological safety and low toxicity with versatile biological activities such as antimicrobial activity and low immunogenicity have provided ample opportunities for further development [7–12].”
• Chitosan—A versatile semi-synthetic polymer in biomedical applications (2011, background): “Chitosan polymers are semi-synthetically derived aminopolysaccharides that have unique structures, multiadmirable biodegradability with ecological safety and low toxicity with versatile biological activities such as antimicrobial activity and low immunogenicity have provided ample opportunities for ”
• Turning polysaccharides into hydrophobic materials: a critical review. Part 2. Hemicelluloses, chitin/chitosan, starch, pectin and alginates (2010, background): “Apart from the amino groups, they have two hydroxyl functionalities for effecting appropriate chemical modifications to enhance solubility (Jayakumar et al. 2007).”