Chapter 10. Chitin and Chitosan: Sources, Production and Medical Applications

Chitin/chitosan research is an expanding field with wide scope within polymer research. This topic is highly inviting as chitin/chitosan’s are natural biopolymers that can be recovered from food waste and hold high potentials for medical applications. This review gives a brief overview of the chitin/chitosan based nanomaterials, their preparation methods and their biomedical applications. Chitin nanofibers and Chitosan nanofibers have been reviewed, their fabrication methods presented and their biomedical applications summarized. The chitin/chitosan based nanocomposites have also been discussed. Chitin and chitosan nanofibers and their binary and ternary composites are represented by scattered superficial reports. Delving deep into synergistic approaches, bringing up novel chitin/chitosan nanocomposites, could help diligently deliver medical expectations. This review highlights such lacunae and further lapses in chitin related inputs towards medical applications. The grey areas and future outlook for aligning chitin/chitosan nanofiber research are outlined as research directions for the future.

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Medical Applications of Chitin and Chitosan

Chitin, Chitosan, Oligosaccharides and Their Derivatives ◽

10.1201/ebk1439816035-c30 ◽

2010 ◽

pp. 405-413 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Eugene Khor

Keyword(s):

Medical Applications ◽

Chitin And Chitosan

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Review of Research, Comparisons and Medical Applications of Ericksonian Techniques.

Contemporary Psychology ◽

10.1037/028304 ◽

1990 ◽

Vol 35 (2) ◽

pp. 185-185

Author(s):

Paul L. Wachtel

Keyword(s):

Medical Applications

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SARI : A User-Oriented Data Bank System for Medical Applications

Methods of Information in Medicine ◽

10.1055/s-0038-1635729 ◽

1976 ◽

Vol 15 (02) ◽

pp. 69-74

Author(s):

M. Goldberg ◽

B. Doyon

Keyword(s):

Data Base ◽

Personal Data ◽

Data Bank ◽

Medical Applications ◽

Basic Principles ◽

Base Management ◽

General Data ◽

Privacy Problem ◽

Bank System ◽

Made In

This paper describes a general data base management package, devoted to medical applications. SARI is a user-oriented system, able to take into account applications very different by their nature, structure, size, operating procedures and general objectives, without any specific programming. It can be used in conversational mode by users with no previous knowledge of computers, such as physicians or medical clerks.As medical data are often personal data, the privacy problem is emphasized and a satisfactory solution implemented in SARI.The basic principles of the data base and program organization are described ; specific efforts have been made in order to increase compactness and to make maintenance easy.Several medical applications are now operational with SARI. The next steps will mainly consist in the implementation of highly sophisticated functions.

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