Abstract:Chitosan is a polysaccharide derived from the chitin deacetylation process with wide versatility of applications in different areas such as agriculture, tissue engineering, pharmaceutical, food industry, dentistry, among others. Tissue engineering is one of the prominent areas in research involving chitosan, due to its properties such as low toxicity, bioactivity and biocompatibility. Several studies have associated chitosan with other biomaterials that have favorable biological effects to the healing process … Show more
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