Recent Applications of Dual-Stimuli Responsive Chitosan Hydrogel Nanocomposites as Drug Delivery Tools

Recent Applications of Dual-Stimuli Responsive Chitosan Hydrogel Nanocomposites as Drug Delivery Tools

Polysaccharides are a versatile class of macromolecules that are involved in many biological interactions critical to life. They can be further modified for added functionality. Once derivatized, these polymers can exhibit new chemical properties that can be further optimized for applications in dru...

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Main Authors: Pumtiwitt C. McCarthy, Yongchao Zhang, Fasil Abebe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-08-01
Series:Molecules
Subjects:
chitosan
stimuli-responsive
biomaterials
nanocomposites
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/26/16/4735
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spelling doaj-500ab68e5b684b7d919340857da66f4b2021-08-26T14:06:54ZengMDPI AGMolecules1420-30492021-08-01264735473510.3390/molecules26164735Recent Applications of Dual-Stimuli Responsive Chitosan Hydrogel Nanocomposites as Drug Delivery ToolsPumtiwitt C. McCarthy0Yongchao Zhang1Fasil Abebe2Department of Chemistry, Morgan State University, Baltimore, MD 21251, USADepartment of Chemistry, Morgan State University, Baltimore, MD 21251, USADepartment of Chemistry, Morgan State University, Baltimore, MD 21251, USAPolysaccharides are a versatile class of macromolecules that are involved in many biological interactions critical to life. They can be further modified for added functionality. Once derivatized, these polymers can exhibit new chemical properties that can be further optimized for applications in drug delivery, wound healing, sensor development and others. Chitosan, derived from the N-deacetylation of chitin, is one example of a polysaccharide that has been functionalized and used as a major component of polysaccharide biomaterials. In this brief review, we focus on one aspect of chitosan’s utility, namely we discuss recent advances in dual-responsive chitosan hydrogel nanomaterials.https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/26/16/4735chitosanstimuli-responsivebiomaterialsnanocomposites
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author Pumtiwitt C. McCarthy
Yongchao Zhang
Fasil Abebe
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Yongchao Zhang
Fasil Abebe
Recent Applications of Dual-Stimuli Responsive Chitosan Hydrogel Nanocomposites as Drug Delivery Tools
Molecules
chitosan
stimuli-responsive
biomaterials
nanocomposites
author_facet Pumtiwitt C. McCarthy
Yongchao Zhang
Fasil Abebe
author_sort Pumtiwitt C. McCarthy
title Recent Applications of Dual-Stimuli Responsive Chitosan Hydrogel Nanocomposites as Drug Delivery Tools
title_short Recent Applications of Dual-Stimuli Responsive Chitosan Hydrogel Nanocomposites as Drug Delivery Tools
title_full Recent Applications of Dual-Stimuli Responsive Chitosan Hydrogel Nanocomposites as Drug Delivery Tools
title_fullStr Recent Applications of Dual-Stimuli Responsive Chitosan Hydrogel Nanocomposites as Drug Delivery Tools
title_full_unstemmed Recent Applications of Dual-Stimuli Responsive Chitosan Hydrogel Nanocomposites as Drug Delivery Tools
title_sort recent applications of dual-stimuli responsive chitosan hydrogel nanocomposites as drug delivery tools
publisher MDPI AG
series Molecules
issn 1420-3049
publishDate 2021-08-01
description Polysaccharides are a versatile class of macromolecules that are involved in many biological interactions critical to life. They can be further modified for added functionality. Once derivatized, these polymers can exhibit new chemical properties that can be further optimized for applications in drug delivery, wound healing, sensor development and others. Chitosan, derived from the N-deacetylation of chitin, is one example of a polysaccharide that has been functionalized and used as a major component of polysaccharide biomaterials. In this brief review, we focus on one aspect of chitosan’s utility, namely we discuss recent advances in dual-responsive chitosan hydrogel nanomaterials.
topic chitosan
stimuli-responsive
biomaterials
nanocomposites
url https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/26/16/4735
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