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Review
. 2015 Nov;97(Pt B):417-26.
doi: 10.1016/j.ejpb.2015.08.004.

Chitosan as a starting material for wound healing applications

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Chitosan as a starting material for wound healing applications

V Patrulea et al. Eur J Pharm Biopharm. 2015 Nov.

Abstract

Chitosan and its derivatives have attracted great attention due to their properties beneficial for application to wound healing. The main focus of the present review is to summarize studies involving chitosan and its derivatives, especially N,N,N-trimethyl-chitosan (TMC), N,O-carboxymethyl-chitosan (CMC) and O-carboxymethyl-N,N,N-trimethyl-chitosan (CMTMC), used to accelerate wound healing. Moreover, formulation strategies for chitosan and its derivatives, as well as their in vitro, in vivo and clinical applications in wound healing are described.

Keywords: Biopolymers; Carboxymethyl chitosan; Chitosan; Chitosan (PubChem CID: 21896651); Chitosan derivatives; Drug delivery; Polyelectrolytes; Skin regeneration; Trimethyl chitosan; Wound dressings; Wound healing.

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