Implantable applications of chitin and chitosan.
By E. Khor, L. Lim. Biomaterials, 2003
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- Chitin and Chitosan Preparation from Marine Sources. Structure, Properties and Applications (2015, neutral): “Chitosan or chitosan glycerophosphate was mixed with calcium phosphate and citric acid and an attractive injectable self-hardening system for bone repair or filling indications was formed [253–255].”
- Fibroblast Growth Factors: Biology, Function, and Application for Tissue Regeneration (2010, methodology): “Using a synthetic hydrogel of chitosan, which is photocrosslinkable, FGF2-incorporation and sustained release were also implemented [87].”
- Synthesis and surface engineering of iron oxide nanoparticles for biomedical applications. (2005, background): “Chitosan A natural cationic linear polymer that is widely used as non-viral gene delivery system, biocompatible, hydrophilic, used in agriculture, food, medicine, biotechnology, textiles, polymers, and water treatment [253]”
- Chitosan—A versatile semi-synthetic polymer in biomedical applications (2011, background): “Chitosan enhanced adenvirus infectivity to mammalian cells in gene therapy [359] nd low concentration and low molecular weight chitosans ere better in enhancing adenovirus activity [360].”
- Natural origin biodegradable systems in tissue engineering and regenerative medicine: present status and some moving trends (2007, background): “Moreover, chitin-based polymers are materials with great versatility to be processed in different forms (fibres, sponges, membranes, beads and hydrogels; Khor & Lim 2003; Di Martino et al .”
- Chitin and chitosan polymers: Chemistry, solubility and fiber formation (2009, background): “Thus, the discovery of nondegrading solvent systems has permitted the spinning of filaments, for example, for use as surgical sutures [68,69].”