Hydrogels are high-water content materials prepared from cross-linked polymers that are able to provide sustained, local delivery of a variety of therapeutic agents. Use of the natural polymer, chitosan, as the scaffold material in hydrogels has been highly pursued thanks to the polymer’s biocompatibility, low toxicity, and biodegradability. The advanced development of chitosan hydrogels has led to...

Narayan Bhattarai, Jonathan Gunn, Miqin Zhang

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Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)100–117
JournalAdvanced Drug Delivery Reviews
Volume62
Issue number1
StatePublished - 2010

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