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ReviewDrug delivery and translational research2021

An overview of chitosan and its application in infectious diseases.

Qingye Meng, Ying Sun, Hailin Cong, Hao Hu, Fu-Jian Xu

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Review in Drug delivery and translational research, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 26 papers.

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26citing papers in PubMed
5.1field-weighted citation impact, top 3% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

26 citing papers in PubMed, 75 citations in OpenAlex.

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  14. Chitosan-graphene quantum dot based active film as smart wound dressing.Journal of drug delivery science and technology · 2023
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Qingye MengInstitute of Biomedical Materials and Engineering, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266071, China.
Ying SunInstitute of Biomedical Materials and Engineering, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266071, China.
Hailin CongInstitute of Biomedical Materials and Engineering, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266071, China.
Hao HuInstitute of Biomedical Materials and Engineering, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266071, China. huhao@qdu.edu.cn.
Fu-Jian XuKey Lab of Biomedical Materials of Natural Macromolecules, Ministry of Education, Beijing Laboratory of Biomedical Materials, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, 100029, Beijing, China. xufj@mail.buct.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4796-9882
Qingdao University · CNBeijing University of Chemical Technology · CN

Funding

Beijing Outstanding Young Scientist Program BJJWZYJH01201910010024China Postdoctoral Science Foundation 2018M630752National Natural Science Foundation of China 51703105National Natural Science Foundation of China 51829301Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province ZR2017BEM012
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Infectious diseases, such as the coronavirus disease-19, SARS virus, Ebola virus, and AIDS, threaten the health of human beings globally. New viruses, drug-resistant bacteria, and fungi continue to challenge the human efficacious drug bank. Researchers have developed a variety of new antiviral and antibacterial drugs in response to the infectious disease crisis. Meanwhile, the development of functional materials has also improved therapeutic outcomes. As a natural material, chitosan possesses good biocompatibility, bioactivity, and biosafety. It has been proven that the cooperation between chitosan and traditional medicine greatly improves the ability of anti-infection. This review summarized the application and design considerations of chitosan-composed systems for the treatment of infectious diseases, looking forward to providing the idea of infectious disease therapy.

Indexed as

COVID-19 Drug TreatmentAnimalsAnti-Bacterial AgentsAnti-Infective AgentsBandagesBiocompatible MaterialsChitosanCommunicable DiseasesCOVID-19HumansWound HealingAnti-Bacterial AgentsAnti-Infective AgentsBiocompatible MaterialsChitosanChitosanInfectious diseaseNanoparticleVaccine vectorWound dressing

Identifiers

PMID33496926
PMCPMC7837079
OpenAlexW3123395907

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