Journal
BIOMOLECULES
Volume 9, Issue 9, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/biom9090470
Keywords
chitosan; biomaterials; tissue engineering; regenerative medicine; bone; cartilage
Categories
Funding
- Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan
Ask authors/readers for more resources
Over the last few decades, chitosan has become a good candidate for tissue engineering applications. Derived from chitin, chitosan is a unique natural polysaccharide with outstanding properties in line with excellent biodegradability, biocompatibility, and antimicrobial activity. Due to the presence of free amine groups in its backbone chain, chitosan could be further chemically modified to possess additional functional properties useful for the development of different biomaterials in regenerative medicine. In the current review, we will highlight the progress made in the development of chitosan-containing bioscaffolds, such as gels, sponges, films, and fibers, and their possible applications in tissue repair and regeneration, as well as the use of chitosan as a component for drug delivery applications.
Authors
I am an author on this paper
Click your name to claim this paper and add it to your profile.
Reviews
Recommended
No Data Available