Progress of Chitosan in Energy, Environment and Biomedicine
A special issue of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944). This special issue belongs to the section "Biomaterials".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 August 2023) | Viewed by 33
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Interests: chitosan; UV crosslinking; carbon dots; ROS; smart hydrogel
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Dear Colleagues,
Chitosan, one of the natural biomaterials derived from crab or shrimp shells, hosts unique free amino groups, which endow it with pH-responsive ability, metal ion chelation, and active chemical modification sites. Chitosan also has many advantages which are beneficial for biomaterials, such as excellent biocompatibility, biodegradation via lysozymes, hemostatic and antibacterial ability, and the ability to modulate reactive oxygen species. To overcome the barriers to basic research and translation from bench to bedside of chitosan biomaterials and promote chitosan application in biomaterials fields, this Special Issue of Materials on “Advances in Chitosan Biomaterials” invites review and research articles related to chitosan biomaterials. The topics of interest include chitosan and chitosan derivation, UV cross-linkable chitosan, chitosan nanofibers, chitosan hydrogel, injectable chitosan hydrogel, tough double-network hydrogel, as well as their versatile biomedical applications, such as tissue engineering and regeneration, drug delivery, wound dressing, and hemostatic dressing.
Prof. Dr. Baoqiang Li
Guest Editor
Prof. Dr. Baoqiang Li
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- chitosan
- chitosan derivations
- smart hydrogel
- injectable hydrogel
- drug delivery
- tissue engineering
- dressing
- invasive therapy
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