Biological activity of chitosan: ultrastructural study

Biomaterials

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 1988, Pages 247-252

  Muzzarelli, R ^a   Baldassarre, V ^a   Conto, F ^a   Ferrara, P ^a   Biagini, G ^a   Gazzanelli, G ^b   Vasi, V ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF URBINO   (Italy)

^c Istituto di Fisiologia Generale Facolta di Medicina Università di Ancona ^*  (Italy)

Author keywords

Chitosan; extracellular matrix; morphology

Indexed keywords

CHITOSAN;

ANIMAL CELL; CAT; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; DURA MATER; NONHUMAN; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMAL; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; CATS; CHITIN; COLLAGEN; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; FIBROBLASTS; LEUKOCYTES; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0023897981     PISSN: 01429612     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0142-9612(88)90092-0     Document Type: Article

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