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Electrospun Antibacterial Chitosan‐ B ased Fibers
Author(s) -
Ignatova Milena,
Manolova Nevena,
Rashkov Iliya
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
macromolecular bioscience
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.924
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1616-5195
pISSN - 1616-5187
DOI - 10.1002/mabi.201300058
Subject(s) - chitosan , electrospinning , biocompatible material , nanofiber , coating , antibacterial activity , chemistry , nanotechnology , materials science , polymer science , polymer , organic chemistry , biomedical engineering , bacteria , medicine , biology , genetics
Chitosan is non‐toxic, biocompatible, and biodegradable polysaccharide from renewable resources, known to have inherent antibacterial activity, which is mainly due to its polycationic nature. The combining of all assets of chitosan and its derivatives with the unique properties of electrospun nanofibrous materials is a powerful strategy to prepare new materials that can find variety of biomedical applications. In this article the most recent studies on different approaches for preparation of antibacterial fibrous materials from chitosan and its derivatives such as electrospinning, coating, and electrospinning‐electrospraying, loading of drugs or bioactive nanoparticles are summarized.