ReviewMaterials (Basel, Switzerland)2022
Improving Polysaccharide-Based Chitin/Chitosan-Aerogel Materials by Learning from Genetics and Molecular Biology.
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6 citing papers in PubMed.
- Distinct cellular and molecular mechanisms contribute to the specificity of the two Drosophila melanogaster chitin synthases in chitin deposition.PLoS genetics · 2025Article
- Plant polysaccharide-capped nanoparticles: A sustainable approach to modulate gut microbiota and advance functional food applications.Comprehensive reviews in food science and food safety · 2025Review
- A review of acaricides and their resistance mechanisms in hard ticks and control alternatives with synergistic agents.Acta tropica · 2025Review
- A dynamic interplay between chitin synthase and the proteins Expansion/Rebuf reveals that chitin polymerisation and translocation are uncoupled in Drosophila.PLoS biology · 2023Article
- Bioinspired Hydrogels as Platforms for Life-Science Applications: Challenges and Opportunities.Polymers · 2022Review
- The Use of Chitosan-Coated Nanovesicles in Repairing Alcohol-Induced Damage of Liver Cells in Mice.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2022Article
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Abstract
Improved wound healing of burnt skin and skin lesions, as well as medical implants and replacement products, requires the support of synthetical matrices. Yet, producing synthetic biocompatible matrices that exhibit specialized flexibility, stability, and biodegradability is challenging. Synthetic chitin/chitosan matrices may provide the desired advantages for producing specialized grafts but must be modified to improve their properties. Synthetic chitin/chitosan hydrogel and aerogel techniques provide the advantages for improvement with a bioinspired view adapted from the natural molecular toolbox. To this end, animal genetics provide deep knowledge into which molecular key factors decisively influence the properties of natural chitin matrices. The genetically identified proteins and enzymes control chitin matrix assembly, architecture, and degradation. Combining synthetic chitin matrices with critical biological factors may point to the future direction with engineering materials of specific properties for biomedical applications such as burned skin or skin blistering and extensive lesions due to genetic diseases.
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