Chitosan-Based Biomaterials: Insights into Chemistry, Properties, Devices, and Their Biomedical Applications

Chitosan is a marine-origin polysaccharide obtained from the deacetylation of chitin, the main component of crustaceans’ exoskeleton, and the second most abundant in nature. Although this biopolymer has received limited attention for several decades right after its discovery, since the new millenniu...

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Main Authors: Simona Petroni, Irene Tagliaro, Carlo Antonini, Massimiliano D’Arienzo, Sara Fernanda Orsini, João F. Mano, Virginia Brancato, João Borges, Laura Cipolla
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-02-01
Series:Marine Drugs
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1660-3397/21/3/147