A Review on Chitosan’s Uses as Biomaterial: Tissue Engineering, Drug Delivery Systems and Cancer Treatment

de Sousa Victor, Rayssa; Marcelo da Cunha Santos, Adillys; Viana de Sousa, Bianca; de Araújo Neves, Gelmires; Navarro de Lima Santana, Lisiane; Rodrigues Menezes, Romualdo

doi:10.3390/ma13214995

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A Review on Chitosan’s Uses as Biomaterial: Tissue Engineering, Drug Delivery Systems and Cancer Treatment

Published in Materials • Nov 6, 2020

Authors:

Rayssa de Sousa Victor

Adillys Marcelo da Cunha Santos

Bianca Viana de Sousa

Abstract

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- biocompatibility, biodegradability, non-toxicity, antibacterial activity, the capacity to form films, and chelating of me...

Subject

Biomaterial

Chitosan

Drug delivery

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