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Chitosan for Biomaterials II

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Part of the book series: Advances in Polymer Science (POLYMER, volume 244)

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
  2. Chitosan and Chitosan Derivatives in Drug Delivery and Tissue Engineering

    • Raphaël Riva, Héloïse Ragelle, Anne des Rieux, Nicolas Duhem, Christine Jérôme, Véronique Préat
    Pages 19-44
  3. Chitosan: A Promising Biomaterial for Tissue Engineering Scaffolds

    • P. K. Dutta, Kumari Rinki, Joydeep Dutta
    Pages 45-79
  4. Chitosan-Based Biomaterials for Tissue Repair and Regeneration

    • Xing Liu, Lie Ma, Zhengwei Mao, Changyou Gao
    Pages 81-127
  5. Use of Chitosan as a Bioactive Implant Coating for Bone-Implant Applications

    • Megan R. Leedy, Holly J. Martin, P. Andrew Norowski, J. Amber Jennings, Warren O. Haggard, Joel D. Bumgardner
    Pages 129-165
  6. Back Matter

    Pages 209-212

About this book

Polymeric Bionanocomposites as Promising Materials for Controlled Drug, by M. Prabaharan, R. Jayakumar; Chitosan and Chitosan Derivatives in Drug Delivery and Tissue Engineering, by R. Riva, H. Ragelle, A. des Rieux, N. Duhem, C. Jérôme, and V. Préat; Chitosan: A Promising Biomaterial for Tissue Engineering Scaffolds, by P. K. Dutta, K. Rinki and J. Dutta; Chitosan-Based Biomaterials for Tissue Repair and Regeneration, by X. Liu, L. Ma, Z. Mao and C. Gao; Use of Chitosan as a Bioactive Implant Coating for Bone-Implant Applications, by M. R. Leedy, H. J. Martin, P. A. Norowski, J. A. Jennings, W. O. Haggard, and J.D. Bumgardner; New Techniques for Optimization of Surface Area and Porosity in Nanochitins and Nanochitosans, by R. A. A. Muzzarelli; Production, Properties and Applications of Fungal Cell Wall Polysaccharides: Chitosan and Glucan, by N. New, T. Furuike, and H. Tamura;

Editors and Affiliations

  • Nanosciences and Molecular Medicine, Amrita Institute of, Amrita Center for, Cochin, India

    Rangasamy Jayakumar

  • , Department of Chemistry, SRM University, Kattankulathur, India

    M. Prabaharan

  • Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Biochemistry, University of Ancona, Ancona, Italy

    Riccardo A. A. Muzzarelli

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