Applications of marine-derived chitosan and alginates in biomedicine.
10.7507/1001-5515.201803084
- Author:
Jieyu ZHANG
1
;
Xuefeng HU
1
;
Gaocan LI
1
;
Xiaojie JU
2
;
Liangyin CHU
2
;
Yunbing WANG
1
Author Information
1. National Engineering Research Center for Biomaterials, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, P.R.China.
2. School of Chemical Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, P.R.China.
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
alginates;
biomaterials;
chitosan
- From:
Journal of Biomedical Engineering
2019;36(1):164-171
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Marine-derived biopolymers are excellent raw materials for biomedical products due to their abundant resources, good biocompatibility, low cost and other unique functions. Marine-derived biomaterials become a major branch of biomedical industry and possess promising development prospects since the industry is in line with the trend of "green industry and low-carbon economy". Chitosan and alginates are the most commonly commercialized marine-derived biomaterials and have exhibited great potential in biomedical applications such as wound dressing, dental materials, antibacterial treatment, drug delivery and tissue engineering. This review focuses on the properties and applications of chitosan and alginates in biomedicine.
