Recent developments on chitosan applications in regenerative medicine

Chitin is the second most abundant natural polymer, after cellulose, and it is mostly obtained from crustacean shells, such as crabs and/or shrimps [1]. It is, nonetheless, present in many other marine origin organisms, such as cephalopods. These alternative sources have recently started to gain mor...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Duarte, Ana Rita C. (author)
Other Authors: Correlo, V. M. (author), Oliveira, J. M. (author), Reis, R. L. (author)
Format: bookPart
Language:eng
Published: 2016
Subjects:
Chitosan
Tissue engineering
Crustacean shells
D-glucosamine residues
Deacetylation degree
Drug delivery
N-acetyl residues
Regenerative medicine
Ciências Médicas::Biotecnologia Médica
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1822/54486
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorium.sdum.uminho.pt:1822/54486

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http://hdl.handle.net/1822/54486

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