Chitosan-based bionanocomposites for biomedical application

TitleChitosan-based bionanocomposites for biomedical application
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2018
AuthorsKumari, S, Singh, RPal, Chavan, NN, Annamalai, PK
Journal Bioinspired Biomimetic and Nanobiomaterials
Volume7
Issue4
Pagination219-227
Date PublishedDEC
Type of ArticleArticle
ISSN2045-9858
AbstractNatural polymers have greatly impacted the advancement of modern medicine. Natural polymer-based biomaterials are biodegradable. A significant advantage of natural polymers is that they can be broken down and removed from the body after they have served their function. A wide range of novel biomaterials from natural polymers has been investigated to meet new challenges in medical science. Chitosan is one of the natural polymers which have been widely used in the biomedical field. Nanotechnology is one of the most popular areas of current research. In the area of nanotechnology, polymer and metal/metal oxide nanoparticle matrix-based nanocomposites have generated a significant amount of attention in the recent literature. These bionanocomposites have wide-ranging applications in drug delivery and tissue engineering. This paper discusses polymer-metal/metal oxide nanoparticle matrix-based nanocomposite biomaterials and their applications in the biomedical field - that is, drug delivery and tissue engineering applications.
DOI10.1680/jbibn.15.00015
Type of Journal (Indian or Foreign)Foreign
Impact Factor (IF)0.784
Divison category: 
Polymer Science & Engineering

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