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Graft copolymerized chitosan--present status and applications

2005-11-01

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Chitosan is a natural based polymer obtained by alkaline deacetylation of chitin, exhibiting excellent biological properties such as biodegradation in the human body, and immunological, antibacterial, and wound-healing activity. Chitosan has also been found to be a good candidate as a support material for gene delivery, cell culture and tissue engineering. However, practical use of chitosan has been mainly confine...

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95b299ae-efe0-5387-9ba6-854a7d1f08b1
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10.1016/j.carbpol.2005.07.017
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