Chitin, chitosan and derivatives for wound healing and tissue engineering

Advances in Biochemical Engineering/Biotechnology

Volumn 125, Issue , 2011, Pages 1-27

  Francesko, Antonio ^a   Tzanov, Tzanko ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Blends; Chitin; Chitosan; Fibers; Hydrogels; Tissue engineering; Wound dressing

Indexed keywords

BIOMATERIAL; CHITIN; CHITOSAN; TISSUE SCAFFOLD;

CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; EQUIPMENT; HYDROCOLLOID DRESSING; METHODOLOGY; PROSTHESIS; REVIEW; SYNTHESIS; TISSUE ENGINEERING; WOUND HEALING;

BANDAGES, HYDROCOLLOID; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; CHITIN; CHITOSAN; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; TISSUE ENGINEERING; TISSUE SCAFFOLDS; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 82055169064     PISSN: 07246145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/10_2010_93     Document Type: Review

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