Chitins and chitosans for the repair of wounded skin, nerve, cartilage and bone

Carbohydrate Polymers

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 167-182

  Muzzarelli, Riccardo A A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bone; Cartilage; Chitin; Chitosan; Hemostasis; Macrophage; Metalloproteinase; Neoangiogenesis; Nerve; Skin; Wound healing

Indexed keywords

AMINES; ANIMAL CELL CULTURE; BIOACTIVITY; BIOLOGICAL MEMBRANES; BIOMATERIALS; BIOPOLYMERS; BLOOD VESSELS; BONE; CARTILAGE; CELL CULTURE; CELL GROWTH; CELL MEMBRANES; CHITOSAN; COLLOIDS; CROSSLINKING; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; GROWTH (MATERIALS); HYDROGELS; HYDROXYAPATITE; IMPLANTS (SURGICAL); LIGAMENTS; MACROPHAGES; MULTILAYERS; OSTEOBLASTS; PEPTIDES; POLYSACCHARIDES; REPAIR; SCAFFOLDS; SKIN; TISSUE;

HEMOSTASIS; MACROPHAGE; METALLOPROTEINASE; NEOANGIOGENESIS; NERVE; WOUND HEALING;

CHITIN;

EID: 59249098389     PISSN: 01448617     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2008.11.002     Document Type: Review

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