Biomaterials based on chitin and chitosan in wound dressing applications

R Jayakumar; M Prabaharan; P T Sudheesh Kumar; S V Nair; H Tamura

doi:10.1016/j.biotechadv.2011.01.005

Biomaterials based on chitin and chitosan in wound dressing applications

Biotechnol Adv. 2011 May-Jun;29(3):322-37. doi: 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2011.01.005. Epub 2011 Jan 22.

Authors

R Jayakumar¹, M Prabaharan, P T Sudheesh Kumar, S V Nair, H Tamura

Affiliation

¹ Amrita Centre for Nanosciences and Molecular Medicine, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, Amrita Vishwa Vidhyapeetham University, Cochin-682041, India. rjayakumar@aims.amrita.edu

PMID: 21262336
DOI: 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2011.01.005

Abstract

Wound dressing is one of the most promising medical applications for chitin and chitosan. The adhesive nature of chitin and chitosan, together with their antifungal and bactericidal character, and their permeability to oxygen, is a very important property associated with the treatment of wounds and burns. Different derivatives of chitin and chitosan have been prepared for this purpose in the form of hydrogels, fibers, membranes, scaffolds and sponges. The purpose of this review is to take a closer look on the wound dressing applications of biomaterials based on chitin, chitosan and their derivatives in various forms in detail.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Review

MeSH terms

Bandages*
Carbohydrate Sequence
Chitin*
Chitosan*
Membranes, Artificial
Molecular Sequence Data
Wounds and Injuries / therapy*

Substances

Membranes, Artificial
Chitin
Chitosan