Desai Nimeet, Rana Dhwani, Salave Sagar, Gupta Raghav, Patel Pranav, Karunakaran Bharathi, Sharma Amit, Giri Jyotsnendu, Benival Derajram, Kommineni Nagavendra
Department of Biomedical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad, Kandi 502285, India.
National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), Ahmedabad 382355, India.
Pharmaceutics. 2023 Apr 21;15(4):1313. doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics15041313.
Chitosan, a biocompatible and biodegradable polysaccharide derived from chitin, has surfaced as a material of promise for drug delivery and biomedical applications. Different chitin and chitosan extraction techniques can produce materials with unique properties, which can be further modified to enhance their bioactivities. Chitosan-based drug delivery systems have been developed for various routes of administration, including oral, ophthalmic, transdermal, nasal, and vaginal, allowing for targeted and sustained release of drugs. Additionally, chitosan has been used in numerous biomedical applications, such as bone regeneration, cartilage tissue regeneration, cardiac tissue regeneration, corneal regeneration, periodontal tissue regeneration, and wound healing. Moreover, chitosan has also been utilized in gene delivery, bioimaging, vaccination, and cosmeceutical applications. Modified chitosan derivatives have been developed to improve their biocompatibility and enhance their properties, resulting in innovative materials with promising potentials in various biomedical applications. This article summarizes the recent findings on chitosan and its application in drug delivery and biomedical science.
壳聚糖是一种由几丁质衍生而来的具有生物相容性和可生物降解性的多糖,已成为一种在药物递送和生物医学应用方面颇具前景的材料。不同的几丁质和壳聚糖提取技术可以生产出具有独特性能的材料,这些材料还可以进一步改性以增强其生物活性。基于壳聚糖的药物递送系统已被开发用于各种给药途径,包括口服、眼科、透皮、鼻腔和阴道给药,从而实现药物的靶向和持续释放。此外,壳聚糖已被用于众多生物医学应用,如骨再生、软骨组织再生、心脏组织再生、角膜再生、牙周组织再生和伤口愈合。此外,壳聚糖还被用于基因递送、生物成像、疫苗接种和药妆应用。人们已开发出改性壳聚糖衍生物以改善其生物相容性并增强其性能,从而产生了在各种生物医学应用中具有广阔前景的创新材料。本文总结了壳聚糖及其在药物递送和生物医学科学中的应用的最新研究成果。
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