Size optimization and in vitro biocompatibility studies of chitosan nanoparticles

International Journal of Biological Macromolecules

Volumn 104, Issue , 2017, Pages 1794-1806

  Thandapani, Gomathi ^a   Supriya Prasad, P ^a   Sudha, P N ^a   Sukumaran, Anil ^b  

^a DKM College for Women   (India)

^b PRINCE SATTAM BIN ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Chitosan nanoparticles; Hemocompatibility; Serum stability; Size optimization

Indexed keywords

CHITOSAN NANOPARTICLE; CROSS LINKING REAGENT; HEXAMETAPHOSPHATE SODIUM; TRIPOLYPHOSPHATE; BIOMATERIAL; CHITOSAN; NANOPARTICLE;

ARTICLE; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; BIODEGRADABILITY; BLOOD COMPATIBILITY; CELL VIABILITY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; FREEZE DRYING; GELATION; HEMOLYSIS ASSAY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MOLECULAR STABILITY; PARTICLE SIZE; PHOTON CORRELATION SPECTROSCOPY; REACTION OPTIMIZATION; REACTION TIME; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TEMPERATURE; THERMOGRAVIMETRY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; VELOCITY; X RAY DIFFRACTION; CELL SURVIVAL; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; MATERIALS TESTING; TUMOR CELL LINE; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; CELL LINE, TUMOR; CELL SURVIVAL; CHITOSAN; FREEZE DRYING; HUMANS; MATERIALS TESTING; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; NANOPARTICLES; PARTICLE SIZE; SPECTROSCOPY, FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED; TEMPERATURE; THERMOGRAVIMETRY; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 85028025155     PISSN: 01418130     EISSN: 18790003     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2017.08.057     Document Type: Article

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