Polymer |
Molecular Weight of Chitosan |
Composition Ratio |
Solvents |
Targeted Applications |
Reference |
Single |
|
|
|
|
|
Chitin |
910 kD |
|
HFIP |
- |
[27] |
Chitin |
920 kD |
- |
HFIP |
|
[4] |
Chitosan |
- |
- |
TFA, MC (70/30) |
|
[57] |
Chitosan |
|
- |
aq AA |
- |
[53] |
Chitosan (alkali treatment) |
Medium Weight |
- |
aq AA |
- |
[58] |
Hexanoyl chitosan |
576 kD |
- |
Chloroform |
|
[59] |
Blend |
|
|
|
|
|
Chitosan/PEO (w/ or w/o surfactant) |
148 kDa and 68 kDa |
|
aq AA/water, Tween 20 |
- |
[60] |
Chitosan/PEO (w/ or w/o metal ions) |
50 kDa |
30/70 |
aq AA |
Protein resistance |
[61] |
Chitosan/PEO |
190 kD /900 kD |
90/10 |
aq AA, DMSO, Triton X-100TM |
Bone tissue engineering |
[49] |
Chitosan/PCL |
|
80/20 |
TFA/TFE |
Nerve therapy |
[62] |
Chitosan/UHMWPEO |
|
|
|
Bone tissue engineering |
|
Chitosan/LA |
|
- |
TFA, MC (80/20) |
Tissue engineering scaffold |
[63] |
Chitosan/PVA |
120-1600 kD |
10/90, 20/80, 25/75 |
aq AA |
- |
[64] |
Chitosan/PVA |
- |
20/80 |
aq AA |
- |
[65] |
Chitosan/PLA |
- |
- |
TFA-TCM |
Antimicrobial application |
[66] |
Chitosan/PET |
|
|
TFA |
Wound dressing |
[67] |
Chitosan/silk fibroin |
220 kDa |
|
FA |
|
|
Chitosan/HAp/ UHMWPEO |
|
70/30-- |
HAc/DMSO (10:1) |
Bone tissue engineering |
[68] |
Chitosan/collagen |
1000 kDa |
80/20, 50/50, 20/80 |
HFIP/TFA |
Wound dressing |
[69] |
Chitosan-g-PEG/PLGA |
- |
- |
DMF/THF |
Wound dressing |
[70] |
Q-Chitosan/PVA |
400 kDa |
|
aq AA |
|
|
Q-Chitosan/PVP |
380 kDa |
|
Water |
|
|
CECS/PVA |
120 kDa |
100/0, 80/20 60/40, 50/50 30/70, 20/80 10/90, 0/100 |
Water |
Skin regeneration |
[71] |
CECS/PVA |
390 kDa |
75/25 |
aq AcrA |
Tissue scaffold |
[72] |
CMCS/PVA |
405 kDa |
50/50 |
Water |
Antimicrobial application |
[73] |
Chitosan/gelatin w/ silver nanoparticles |
51 kD |
- |
aq AA |
Wound dressing |
[74] |
Chitosan-HOBt/PVA |
110 kD |
10/90 to 90/10 |
Distilled water |
Drug delivery |
[75] |
Abbreviation: UHMWPEO: UltraHigh-Molecular-Weight Poly(Ethylene Oxide); PET: Poly(Ethylene Terephthalate); HAP: Hydroxyapatite; P(LLA-CL): Poly(L-Lactic Acidco-
ε-CaproLactone); CMCS: CarboxyMethyl Chitosan; CECS: CarboxyEthyl Chitosan; PVA: Poly(Vinyl Alcohol); Q-Chitosan: Quaternized Chitosan; PVP: Poly(Vinyl
Pyrrolidone); DMF: DiMethylFormamide; THF: TetraHydroFuran; GA: GlutarAldehyde ; TFA: TriFluoroAcetic acid; aq AA: aqueous Acetic Acid solution; MC: Methylene
Chloride; aq AcrA: Aqueous acrylic Acid solution; TCM: TriChloroMethane; DMSO: DiMethyl SulfOxide; HFIP: 1,1,1,3,3,3,-HexaFluoro-2-Propanol |
