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Three-dimensional (3D) biomaterial manufacturing strategies show an extraordinary driving force for the development of innovative solutions in the biomedical sector, including drug delivery systems, disease modelling and tissue and organ engineering. Due to its remarkable and promising biological and structural properties, chitosan has been widely studied for decades in several potential applications...
Despite continuous progress in the development of advanced dressing materials, there is a constant need for dressings used in an environment of infected and hard-to-heal wounds. Dressings that meet the above described requirements are products based on chitin and its derivatives. Chitosan and chitin derivative dressings are now becoming a very effective medical device in healing hard-to-heal wounds,...
Chitosan and its derivatives are renewable biopolymers characterized by high biocompatibility; therefore, they are harmless to humans and allow immune tolerance and improved hydrophilicity. Moreover, chitosan has been the most studied of all polysaccharides used in biomedical applications during the last decade. Combinations of chitosan and porphyrinoid compounds in hybrid materials have revealed...
This review considers articles on the formation of hydrogels based on chitosan as well as succinylated and quaternized chitosan derivatives. They are synthesized using low toxicity reagents, under ordinary conditions (low production costs). Chitosan derivatives are soluble in an extended range of pH values and characterized by mucoadhesiveness, bioavailability and biodegradability, which extends the...
The Langmuir-Blodgett technique was used to transfer the monolayers of 1,2-dipalmitoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine (DPPC) from the subphase containing chitosan (Ch) and/or titanium(IV) oxide (TiO2) and/or hyaluronic acid (HA) on glass plates after a low-temperature air plasma treatment. The surface free energy and its components were determined on the basis of advancing and receding contact angle...
Here, we report the fabrication of supermacroporous monolith sorbents for acidic dye removal via chitosan cross-linking with ethylene glycol diglycidyl ether (EGDGE) in acidic medium at sub-zero temperature. The developed porous structure with the thickness of polymer walls in the range of a few microns and a high content of primary amino groups determined the high sorption capacity of the sorbents...
This work presents, for the first time, the extraction and characterization of chitin from the shell of the freshwater crab species Potamon algeriense with a standardized and revised chemical method. Chitin and chitosan were isolated following demineralization, deproteinization, decolouration (raw chitin), and deacetylation (chitosan). After boiling, drying, and grinding, 62.12% of the ground shell...
Fifteen samples of silicone plates (PlateSi, area=12 cm2), with surfaces modified layer-by-layer with chitosan and unfractionated heparin, were obtained. The sample surfaces were pre-treated by cold oxygen plasma in a planar-type plasma chemical reactor with 50 W power before coating with layered polysaccharides. Pre-treatment was carried out in two alternative operation modes of the reactor, namely...
The influence of chitosan content in hydrogel beads on the sorption effectiveness of Reactive Black 5 (RB5) dye from aqueous solutions is presented in the following work. The dry mass of chitosan in the tested hydrogel chitosan sorbents was from 2 to 10%. The influence of pH (4–11) on the sorption effectiveness of RB5 on chitosan hydrogels as well as the sorption capacity of the tested chitosan sorbents...
This article presents data on the fatty acid composition of avocado fruit and the dynamics of the free fatty acid content during storage of fruit treated with preparations “Agrohit”, “KHAN-8”, and “Extrasol-90”, which have antimicrobial properties. Avocado fruit treated with preparations by spraying and without treatment were placed in polymer containers and stored at a temperature of (4±1)°C and...
Chitosan is one of the most promising polymers for biomedical applications due to its unique properties, such as its biocompatibility, low toxicity, biodegradation, and the presence of reactive amino and hydroxyl groups. Analysis of physicochemical properties of chitosan and its derivatives is a time-consuming process and requires expensive equipment and large amounts of the sample. This paper proposes...
In this paper, the mechanical properties of hybrid chitosan hydrogels were investigated using the texture profile analysis test. Scaffolds obtained from a polysaccharide of various molecular weights were studied, which, with the addition of glycerophosphate salt, formed a three-dimensional structure in vivo. The obtained systems were also enriched with collagen and calcium carbonate to improve the...
In the present paper, results from rheological measurements and tensile tests of polymer blends containing chitosan and poly(vinyl alcohol) with different additions of an ionic liquid are presented. Flow measurements were carried out using solutions of pure polymers and their blends with and without the addition of an ionic liquid. It has been observed that the polymer solutions and their blends exhibited...
This study examined the effect of salt concentration (NaCl/Na2SO4) on the sorption efficiency of Reactive Black 5 (RB5) dye on chitosan hydrogel granules (CHs). The tested salt concentration was in the range of 0.0 to 0.5 mol/L. The scope of the research included the effect of salinity on RB5 sorption at different pH values (4–11), equilibrium time, and maximum sorption capacity (Langmuir 2 model)...
Presented here are the results of investigations into the preparation of three-component dressing materials from various biopolymers in the form of a single-layer film which is suitable as a carrier for pain-relieving (lidocaine) and bacteriostatic (sulphanilamid) therapeutic agents. Physical-chemical, biological and usable properties of the prepared materials were tested and assessed. The amount...
Here, we report the results of screening of the catalytic activity of Pd-containing chitosan beads and cryogels in the cross-coupling reaction, hydrogenation of alkenes, nitro-, and carbonyl compounds and the hydrodechlorination of chlorophenols. Pd0-containing chitosan beads and cryogels show moderate catalytic activity in the reduction of alkenes and nitroaromatics. The conversion of nitroaromatics...
The effect of chitosan concentration on the properties of dermatological preparations prepared with 2% methylcellulose and 10% polyvinylpyrrolidone was studied. As the levels of chitosan, propylene glycol-1,2 and glycerol increased, the hardness, consistency and cohesiveness of the hydrophilic gels increased, while the dissipation capacity decreased. Gels based on methylcellulose and chitosan, compared...
Chitosan derivatives were obtained by chemical (MW of 6 kDa, DD 99% - Ch6/99; MW13 kDa, DD 98% - Ch13/98) and enzymatic (MW of 5 kDa, DD 85% - Ch5/85; MW of 10 kDa, DD 85% - Ch10/85) depolymeri-sation of chitosan with a MW of 334 and 1000 kDa. Chitosan derivatives (almost identical MW pairs and different DD) possessed insignificant an-ticoagulant activity, did not promote human platelet aggregation...
The aim of this publication is to facilitate the estimation of chitosan molecular weight (MW) in laboratories with no access to sophisticated analytical instruments, by applying the easily accessible and economical capillary viscometry. The procedure of viscosity-average molecular weight (Mv) determination is described in details. The examples provided encompass testing of the experimental procedure...
During the pharmacological therapy of specific diseases, drugs are used which, with other preparations or foods, can create connections, in many cases changing or even blocking their action. On the other hand, the use of unsuitable polymers as excipients may result in drug-polymer incompatibilities. Interactions consisting mainly of the occurrence of the adsorption phenomenon and on the formation...
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