Medical, pharmaceutical, and biomedical applications of chitosan: A review
Chitosan is a biopolymer chitin derivative discovered in 1811 by Henri Braconnot, and it was first used in 1985 by Charles Rouget. It is produced via the deacetylation of chitin (the natural component of the arthropods exoskeletons and the fungal cell wall). The unique solubility and the chemical an...
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2021-01-01
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| Series: | Medical Journal of Babylon |
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| Online Access: | http://www.medjbabylon.org/article.asp?issn=1812-156X;year=2021;volume=18;issue=4;spage=291;epage=294;aulast=Jasim |