Application of Chitosan Based Materials for Drug Delivery

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abstract

One of the main challenges in drug delivery field is the development of formulations or devices designed to allow the transport of a suitable amount of the active pharmaceutical substance to the site of action in the body, and improve its efficacy by controlling the rate, time and place of release. The distribution of the drug to tissues different than the target place is unnecessary, wasteful, and a potential cause of toxicity. Chitosan, a versatile hydrophilic polysaccharide derived from chitin, is a non-toxic, biocompatible and biodegradable polymer which has attracted significant scientific interest, for its fundamental role in the progress of drug delivery technology. This natural biopolymer has inspired the development of safe and effective drug carrier systems due to its unique physicochemical and biological characteristics. The cationic character, exclusive of the chitosan, is …

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Poliana P Lopes, Nathalie B Barroca, Ana Luísa Daniel-da-Silva, Bárbara J Leite Ferreira

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foto Ana Luísa Daniel da Silva

Ana Luísa Daniel da Silva

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foto Bárbara Joana Martins Leite Ferreira

Bárbara Joana Martins Leite Ferreira

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G1 - Porous Materials and Nanosystems

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type
Book Chapter
year
2017
Book Title
Frontiers in Biomaterials: Chitosan Based Materials and its Applications
editors
Guilherme Luiz Dotto, Sergio Paulo Campana-Filho and Luiz Antonio de Almeida Pinto
publisher
Bentham Science Publishers
isbn
978-1-68108-486-2
book digital object identifier
10.2174/97816810848551170301
link
https://books.google.pt/books?hl=pt-PT&lr=&id=-18uDwAAQBAJ&oi=fnd&pg=PA181&ots=ExIold_l3P&sig=5fjiTTB8cIh99XxN-4kpX7veODU&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q&f=false

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