"The Good, the Bad and the Ugly" of Chitosans.

Bellich, Barbara; D'Agostino, Ilenia; Semeraro, Sabrina; Gamini, Amelia; Cesàro, Attilio

Bellich, Barbara; D'Agostino, Ilenia; Semeraro, Sabrina; Gamini, Amelia; Cesàro, Attilio.

Affiliation

Bellich B; Laboratory of Physical and Macromolecular Chemistry, Department of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Trieste, Via Giorgieri 1, 34127 Trieste, Italy. bbellich@units.it.
D'Agostino I; Department of Life Sciences, University of Trieste, Via Giorgieri 1, 34127 Trieste, Italy. ilenia.d'agostino@phd.units.it.
Semeraro S; Department of Life Sciences, University of Trieste, Via Giorgieri 1, 34127 Trieste, Italy. ssemeraro@units.it.
Gamini A; Laboratory of Physical and Macromolecular Chemistry, Department of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Trieste, Via Giorgieri 1, 34127 Trieste, Italy. gamini@units.it.
Cesàro A; Laboratory of Physical and Macromolecular Chemistry, Department of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Trieste, Via Giorgieri 1, 34127 Trieste, Italy. cesaro@units.it.

Mar Drugs ; 14(5)2016 May 17.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27196916

Subject(s)

Chitosan/chemistry; Acetylation; Biocompatible Materials/chemistry; Humans; Molecular Weight; Nanoparticles/chemistry; Polymers/chemistry; Solubility; Solutions/chemistry

Key words

antimicrobial activity; chitosan; conformation; degree of acetylation; drug delivery; from gel to nanobeads; molecular weight; physico-chemical properties

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