articleBiomacromoleculesJun 10, 2008Closed access

Why is Chitosan Mucoadhesive?

IAIoannis A. SogiasACAdrian C. WilliamsVVVitaliy V. Khutoryanskiy

University of Reading

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Abstract

Chitosan is a biocompatible and biodegradable amino polysaccharide, which is soluble in aqueous solutions at pH

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  • Chitosan
  • Mucoadhesion
  • Chemistry
  • Biopolymer
  • Hydrophobic effect
  • Chitin
  • Hydrogen bond
  • Aqueous solution
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