Biomedical applications of chitin and chitosan based nanomaterials—A short review

Anitha, 2009, Synthesis, characterization, cytotoxicity and antibacterial studies of chitosan, O-carboxymethyl, N,O-carboxymethyl chitosan nanoparticles, Carbohydrate Polymers, 78, 672, 10.1016/j.carbpol.2009.05.028 Bosetti, 2005, The effect of bioactive glasses on bone marrow stromal cells differentiation, Biomaterials, 26, 3873, 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2004.09.059 Derfus, 2004, Probing the cytotoxicity of semiconductor quantum dots, Nano Letters, 4, 11, 10.1021/nl0347334 Dev, 2010, Preparation of novel poly(lactic acid)/chitosan nanoparticles for anti HIV drug delivery applications, Carbohydrate Polymers, 80, 833, 10.1016/j.carbpol.2009.12.040 Dev, 2010, Novel carboxymethyl chitin nanoparticles for cancer drug delivery applications, Carbohydrate Polymers, 79, 1073, 10.1016/j.carbpol.2009.10.038 Foppiano, 2007, Bioactive glass coatings affect the behaviour of osteoblast-like cells, Acta Biomaterialia, 3, 765, 10.1016/j.actbio.2007.02.011 Gerrit, 2001, Chitosans for gene delivery, Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews, 2, 145 Hay, 1991 Hench, 1991, Bioceramics: From concept to clinic, Journal of American Ceramic Society, 74, 1487, 10.1111/j.1151-2916.1991.tb07132.x Hench, 2009, Genetic design of bioactive glass, Journal of the European Ceramic Society, 29, 1257, 10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2008.08.002 Higuchi, 2008, Mannosylated semiconductor quantum dots for the labelling of macropages, Journal of Controlled Release, 125, 131, 10.1016/j.jconrel.2007.10.007 Jayakumar, 2010, Chitosan conjugated DNA nanoparticles in gene therapy, Carbohydrate Polymers, 79, 1, 10.1016/j.carbpol.2009.08.026 Jayakumar, 2008, Synthesis, characterization and biospecific degradation behavior of sulfated chitin, Macromolecular Symposia, 264, 163, 10.1002/masy.200850426 Jayakumar, 2007, Sulfated chitin and chitosan as novel biomaterials, International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 40, 175, 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2006.06.021 Jayakumar, 2010, Novel chitin and chitosan nanofibers in biomedical applications, Biotechnology Advances, 28, 142, 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2009.11.001 Jayakumar, 2010, Novel carboxymethyl derivatives of chitin and chitosan materials and their biomedical applications, Progress in Materials Science, 55, 675, 10.1016/j.pmatsci.2010.03.001 Jayakumar, 2005, Graft copolymerized chitosan—Present status and applications, Carbohydrate Polymers, 62, 142, 10.1016/j.carbpol.2005.07.017 Jayakumar, 2009, Preparation of alginate/phosphorylated chitin blend films for tissue engineering and environmental applications, International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 44, 107, 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2008.10.010 Jayakumar, 2009, Bioactive and metal uptake studies of carboxymethyl chitosan-graft-D-glucuronic acid membranes for tissue engineering and environmental applications, International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 45, 135, 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2009.04.016 Jayakumar, 2006, Phosphorous containing chitosan beads for controlled oral drug delivery, Journal of Bioactive and Compatible Polymers, 21, 327, 10.1177/0883911506066929 Karlsson, 1989, A structure approach to bone adhering of bioactive glasses, Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids, 112, 69, 10.1016/0022-3093(89)90495-X Kokubo, 1990, Surface chemistry of bioactive glass-ceramics, Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids, 120, 138, 10.1016/0022-3093(90)90199-V Kokubo, 1991, Bioactive glass ceramics: Properties and applications, Biomaterials, 12, 155, 10.1016/0142-9612(91)90194-F Lee, 2009, Membrane of hybrid chitosan-silica xerogel for guided bone regeneration, Biomaterials, 30, 743, 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2008.10.025 Madhumathi, 2009, Preparation and characterization of novel β-chitin-hydroxyapatite composite membranes for tissue engineering applications, International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 44, 1, 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2008.09.013 Madhumathi, 2010, Development of novel chitin/nanosilver composite scaffolds for wound dressing applications, Journal of Material Science: Materials in Medicine, 21, 807, 10.1007/s10856-009-3877-z Madhumathi, 2009, Novel chitin/nanosilica composite scaffolds for bone tissue engineering applications, International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 45, 289, 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2009.06.009 Manjusha, 2010, Folate conjugated carboxymethyl chitosan-manganese doped zinc sulphide nanoparticles for targeted drug delivery and imaging of cancer cells, Carbohydrate Polymers, 80, 414 Manzoor, 2009, Bio-conjugated luminescent quantum dots of doped ZnS: A cyto-friendly system for targeted cancer imaging, Nanotechnology, 20, 13, 10.1088/0957-4484/20/6/065102 Muramatsu, 2003, In vitro degradation behavior of freeze-dried carboxymethyl-chitin sponges processed by vacuum-heating and gamma irradiation, Polymer Degradation and Stability, 81, 327, 10.1016/S0141-3910(03)00103-4 Nagahama, 2008, Novel biodegradable chitin membranes for tissue engineering applications, Carbohydrate Polymers, 73, 295, 10.1016/j.carbpol.2007.11.034 Panjian, 1992, Apatite formation induced by silica gel in a simulated body fluid, Journal of American Ceramic Society, 75, 2094, 10.1111/j.1151-2916.1992.tb04470.x Peter, 2010, Novel biodegradable chitosan-gelatin/nano-bioactive glass ceramic composite scaffolds for alveolar bone tissue engineering, Chemical Engineering Journal, 158, 353, 10.1016/j.cej.2010.02.003 Peter, 2010, Nanocomposite scaffolds of bioactive glass ceramic nanoparticles disseminated chitosan matrix for tissue engineering applications, Carbohydrate Polymers, 79, 284, 10.1016/j.carbpol.2009.08.001 Peter, 2010, Preparation and characterization of chitosan-gelatin/nanohydroxyapatite composite scaffolds for tissue engineering applications, Carbohydrate Polymers, 80, 414, 10.1016/j.carbpol.2009.11.050 Peter, 2009, Development of novel chitin/nano bioactive glass ceramic nanocomposite scaffolds for tissue engineering applications, Carbohydrate Polymers, 78, 926, 10.1016/j.carbpol.2009.07.016 Prabaharan, 2009, Chitosan-graft-β-cyclodextrin scaffolds with controlled drug release capability for tissue engineering applications, International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 44, 320, 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2009.01.005 Prabaharan, 2005, Chitosan-based particles as controlled drug delivery systems, Drug Delivery, 12, 41, 10.1080/10717540590889781 Rai, 2009, Silver nanoparticles as a new generation of antimicrobials, Biotechnology Advances, 27, 76, 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2008.09.002 Rhee, 2006, Synergistic effect of silanol group and calcium ions on the apatite forming ability in stimulated body fluid, Journal of Biomaterials Science: Polymer Edition, 17, 357, 10.1163/156856206775997313 Sasidharan, S., Aswathy, J., Manzoor, K., Nair, S. V. & Menon, D. (submitted for publication). Mannosylated zinc sulphide nanocrystals for targeted cancer diagnosis, Carbohydrate Polymers. Shalumon, 2009, Electrospinning of carboxymethyl chitin/poly(vinyl alcohol) nanofibrous scaffolds for tissue engineering applications, Carbohydrate Polymers, 77, 863, 10.1016/j.carbpol.2009.03.009 Sudheesh Kumar, 2010, Preparation and characterization of novel β-chitin/nano silver composite scaffolds for wound dressing applications, Carbohydrate Polymers, 80, 761, 10.1016/j.carbpol.2009.12.024 Valerio, 2004, The effect of ionic products from bioactive glass dissolution on osteoblast proliferation and collagen production, Biomaterials, 25, 2941, 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2003.09.086 Verrier, 2004, PDLLA/Bioglasss composites for soft-tissue and hard-tissue engineering: An in vitro cell biology assessment, Biomaterials, 25, 3013, 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2003.09.081 Webster, 2000, Enhanced functions of osteoblasts on nanophase ceramics, Biomaterials, 21, 1803, 10.1016/S0142-9612(00)00075-2 Wheeler, 2000, Differential healing response of bone adjacent to porous implant coated with hydroxyapatite and bioactive glass, Journal of Biomedical Materials Research, 55, 603, 10.1002/1097-4636(20010615)55:4<603::AID-JBM1054>3.0.CO;2-N Xia, 2007, Preparation and characterization of nano-bioactive-glasses (NBG) by a quick alkali-mediated sol–gel method, Materials Letters, 61, 3251, 10.1016/j.matlet.2006.11.048