Chitosan, Chitosan Derivatives and their Biomedical Applications
( Biological Activities and Application of Marine Polysaccharides )
Publication series ： Biological Activities and Application of Marine Polysaccharides
Author： Gustavo Adolfo Muñoz Ruiz and Hector Fabio Zuluaga Corrales
Publisher： IntechOpen
Publication year： 2017
E-ISBN: INT6275266527
P-ISBN(Paperback): 9789535128595
P-ISBN(Hardback): 9789535128601
Subject： Q5 Biochemistry
Keyword： 生物化学
Language： ENG
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Chitosan, Chitosan Derivatives and their Biomedical Applications
Description
Chitosan is one of the most studied polysaccharides nowadays. Because of its biocompatibility, biodegradability and abundance in nature, it has had a wide number of applications. In this chapter, an overview of chitosan including its physicochemical properties and characterization methods is presented. Subsequently, the main chitosan chemical modifications via the hydroxyl and amino groups are discussed. These chemical modifications improve chitosan physical properties and expand its range of applications especially in the biomedical field which will also be studied.
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