TY  - BOOK
AU  - Pita-Lopez,M.L.
AU  - Fletes-Vargas,G.
AU  - Espinosa-Andrews,H.
AU  - Rodríguez-Rodríguez,R.
TI  - Physically cross-linked chitosan-based hydrogels for tissue engineering applications: A state-of-the-art review
KW  - CHITOSAN
KW  - HYDROGELS
KW  - PHYSICAL CROSSLINKING
KW  - BIOCOMPATIBLE
KW  - TISSUE ENGINEERING
N2  - Physically cross-linked hydrogels are used as scaffolds in tissue engineering applications because they are easily produced and avoid the potential toxicity produced by chemical cross-linkers. The physical hydrogels' formation involves several physical interactions as molecular entanglements, hydrogen bonding, ionic, and hydrophobic interactions. Chitosan is a cationic, non-toxic, biocompatible, and biodegradable polysaccharide obtained by chitin's deacetylation and is used to produce physical hydrogels. This manuscript presents a review of the progress in the fabrication of physically cross-linked chitosan hydrogels for tissue engineering applications. The different crosslinking methods used to produce physically cross-linked chitosan hydrogels, their physicochemical and biological properties are also summarized. This review will contribute to a better understanding of the physically crosslinked chitosan hydrogels as potential biomaterials for tissue engineering applications
UR  - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1qnd2oPFSvoGnS94BysxP7Hfyk0ggeUYW/view?usp=drivesdk
ER  -