Chitosan-Based Hydrogels : Functions and Applications.

Due to their unique properties, chitosan-based materials have emerged as useful resources in a variety of medicines, drug controlled-release carriers, tissue engineering scaffolds, and immobilized enzymes. But many of these materials have yet to reach the commercial market. Therefore, more work must...

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Main Author: Yao, Kangde
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Hoboken : CRC Press, 2011.
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Table of Contents:
  • Front Cover; Contents; Preface; Contributors; Chapter 1: From Chitin to Chitosan; Chapter 2: Chitosan Derivatives; Chapter 3: Bioactivities of Chitosan and Its Derivatives; Chapter 4: Formation of Chitosan-Based Hydrogels Network; Chapter 6: Chitosan-Based Gels for the Drug Delivery System; Chapter 8: Enzyme Immobilization on Chitosan-Based Supports; Chapter 10: Future; Back Cover.