Chitosan based hydrogels and their applications for drug delivery in wound dressings: A review

• Published in: Carbohydrate polymers Vol. 199; pp. 445 - 460
• Main Authors: Hamedi, Hamid, Moradi, Sara, Hudson, Samuel M., Tonelli, Alan E.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Ltd 01.11.2018
• Subjects: active ingredients; Animals; Anti-Infective Agents - chemistry; Anti-Infective Agents - pharmacology; Bandages; chitosan; Chitosan - chemical synthesis; Chitosan - chemistry; Chitosan - pharmacology; Chitosan hydrogel; Drug Carriers - chemical synthesis; Drug Carriers - chemistry; Drug Carriers - pharmacology; Drug delivery; drug delivery systems; Drug Liberation; drugs; Growth factor; growth factors; Humans; hydrogels; Hydrogels - chemical synthesis; Hydrogels - chemistry; Hydrogels - pharmacology; Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins - chemistry; Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins - pharmacology; Nanoparticles; Nanoparticles - chemistry; Oils, Volatile - chemistry; Oils, Volatile - pharmacology; Plant Extracts - chemistry; Plant Extracts - pharmacology; Wound dressing; Wound Healing - drug effects; Nanoparticles; Wound dressing; Drug delivery; Chitosan hydrogel; Growth factor

Advanced development of chitosan hydrogels has led to new drug delivery systems that can release their active ingredients in response to environmental stimuli. This review considers more recent investigation of chitosan hydrogel preparations and the application of these preparations for drug deliver...