Medical grade chitosan

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PRODUCT: Medical grade chitosan



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Chitosan is a linear polysaccharide composed of randomly distributed β-(**4)-linked D-glucosamine (deacetylated unit) and N-acetyl-D-glucosamine (acetylated unit). It is made from shrimp/prawn shells.

Chitosan has a number of commercial and possible biomedical uses. In medicine, it may be useful in bandages to reduce bleeding and as an antibacterial agent; it can also be used to help deliver drugs through the skin. Chitosan is useful in promoting tissue growth in tissue repair and accelerating wound-healing and bone regeneration. Chitosan also can be incorporated into hydrogels and microspheres which demonstrate large potential in delivery systems for drugs, proteins or genes.