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Chitosan preparations for wounds and burns: antimicrobial and wound-healing effects

Since its discovery approximately 200 years ago, chitosan, as a cationic natural polymer, has been widely used as a topical dressing in wound management owing to its hemostatic, stimulation of healing, antimicrobial, nontoxic, biocompatible and biodegradable properties. This article covers the antim...

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Main Authors: Dai, Tianhong, Tanaka, Masamitsu, Huang, Ying-Ying, Hamblin, Michael R
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 2011
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3188448/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21810057
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1586/eri.11.59
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