Can chitosan be used for the encapsulation of living cells?

The results indicate that supplementation with COS at 300 mg/kg was effective for alleviating intestinal inflammation and enhancing the cell-mediated immune ... Chitosan has been used to facilitate weight loss by binding ingested dietary fat and cholesterols, hence reducing their absorption. Aug 22, 2023 ... Severe postpartum hemorrhage leads to an increased need for blood transfusions and the use of invasive techniques, such as intrauterine balloon ... Preparation and in vitro investigation of chitosan/nano-hydroxyapatite composite used as bone substitute materials. Published: March 2005. Volume 16, pages ... Mar 15, 2019 ... ... chitosan and covalent bond immobilization. LCMNs were used for the oligomerization of itaconic anhydride by ring opening esterification, and ... ... used to produce crosslinked chitosan composite scaffolds (CH/BGi and CH/BGp), which were produced by lyophilization. The bioactive glass was analyzed to ... Chitosan is a deacetylation product of chitin. It is used as a flocculent for sewage and brewery wastes, and as a chelator of heavy metals. Chitin-chitosan, when used as a food supplement, does lower plasma cholesterol and triglycerides and improves the HDL-cholesterol/total cholesterol ratio. Secondary caries is the primary reason for replacement of composite fillings, and clinical studies report more secondary caries when composites are used ... The aim of this paper was to prepare, by the freeze-drying method, ionically crosslinked chitosan membranes with different contents of pentasodium ...