"Chitin" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A linear polysaccharide of beta-1->4 linked units of ACETYLGLUCOSAMINE. It is the second most abundant biopolymer on earth, found especially in INSECTS and FUNGI. When deacetylated it is called CHITOSAN.
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D002686
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D05.750.078.139 D09.698.211
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| 2000 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2001 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Chitin" by people in Profiles.
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Di Martino A, Sittinger M, Risbud MV. Chitosan: a versatile biopolymer for orthopaedic tissue-engineering. Biomaterials. 2005 Oct; 26(30):5983-90.
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Risbud MV, Karamuk E, Schlosser V, Mayer J. Hydrogel-coated textile scaffolds as candidate in liver tissue engineering: II. Evaluation of spheroid formation and viability of hepatocytes. J Biomater Sci Polym Ed. 2003; 14(7):719-31.
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Risbud MV, Bhonde MR, Bhonde RR. Effect of chitosan-polyvinyl pyrrolidone hydrogel on proliferation and cytokine expression of endothelial cells: implications in islet immunoisolation. J Biomed Mater Res. 2001 Nov; 57(2):300-5.
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Risbud M, Bhonde M, Bhonde R. Chitosan-polyvinyl pyrrolidone hydrogel does not activate macrophages: potentials for transplantation applications. Cell Transplant. 2001 Mar-Apr; 10(2):195-202.
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Risbud MV, Bhonde RR. Islet immunoisolation: experience with biopolymers. J Biomater Sci Polym Ed. 2001; 12(11):1243-52.
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Risbud M, Ringe J, Bhonde R, Sittinger M. In vitro expression of cartilage-specific markers by chondrocytes on a biocompatible hydrogel: implications for engineering cartilage tissue. Cell Transplant. 2001; 10(8):755-63.
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Risbud MV, Hardikar AA, Bhat SV, Bhonde RR. pH-sensitive freeze-dried chitosan-polyvinyl pyrrolidone hydrogels as controlled release system for antibiotic delivery. J Control Release. 2000 Jul 31; 68(1):23-30.
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Risbud MV, Bhonde RR. Polyacrylamide-chitosan hydrogels: in vitro biocompatibility and sustained antibiotic release studies. Drug Deliv. 2000 Apr-Jun; 7(2):69-75.
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Risbud M, Hardikar A, Bhonde R. Growth modulation of fibroblasts by chitosan-polyvinyl pyrrolidone hydrogel: implications for wound management? J Biosci. 2000 Mar; 25(1):25-31.
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Risbud M, Hardikar A, Bhonde R. Chitosan-polyvinyl pyrrolidone hydrogels as candidate for islet immunoisolation: in vitro biocompatibility evaluation. Cell Transplant. 2000 Jan-Feb; 9(1):25-31.