Chitosan: A promising marine polysaccharide for biomedical research

Pharmacognosy Reviews

Volumn 10, Issue 19, 2016, Pages 39-42

  Periayah, Mercy Halleluyah ^a   Halim, Ahmad Sukari ^a   Saad, Arman Zaharil Mat ^a  

^a SCHOOL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Chitosan; History; Processing; Properties; Structure

Indexed keywords

BIOMATERIAL; CHITIN; CHITOSAN; CHITOSAN DERIVATIVE;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; BIODEGRADABILITY; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; DEACETYLATION; DEPOLYMERIZATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NONHUMAN; REVIEW;

EID: 84979671218     PISSN: 09737847     EISSN: 09762787     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0973-7847.176545     Document Type: Review

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