"Chitosan" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Deacetylated CHITIN, a linear polysaccharide of deacetylated beta-1,4-D-glucosamine. It is used in HYDROGEL and to treat WOUNDS.
| Descriptor ID |
D048271
|
| MeSH Number(s) |
D05.750.078.139.500 D09.698.211.500
|
| Concept/Terms |
|
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Chitosan".
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Chitosan".
This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Chitosan" by people in this website by year, and whether "Chitosan" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
To see the data from this visualization as text,
click here.
| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
|---|
| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2018 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
To return to the timeline,
click here.
Below are the most recent publications written about "Chitosan" by people in Profiles.
-
A dual gene-activated dermal scaffolds loaded with nanocomposite particles expressing of VEGF and aFGF: Promoting wound healing by early vascularization. Int J Biol Macromol. 2025 May; 307(Pt 1):141831.
-
Gallic acid-loaded chitosan nanoparticles enhance the DNA damage and apoptotic features through inhibiting flap endonuclease-1 in triple-negative breast cancer cells. Environ Toxicol. 2024 Aug; 39(8):4171-4183.
-
3D Printing of Alginate/Chitosan-Based Scaffold Empowered by Tyrosol-Loaded Niosome for Wound Healing Applications: In Vitro and In Vivo Performances. ACS Appl Bio Mater. 2024 03 18; 7(3):1449-1468.
-
Chitosan-Based Dressing as a Sustained Delivery System for Bioactive Cytokines. Int J Mol Sci. 2023 Dec 19; 25(1).
-
Chitosan and carboxymethyl cellulose-based 3D multifunctional bioactive hydrogels loaded with nano-curcumin for synergistic diabetic wound repair. Int J Biol Macromol. 2023 Feb 01; 227:1203-1220.
-
Chitosan/guar gum-based thermoreversible hydrogels loaded with pullulan nanoparticles for enhanced nose-to-brain drug delivery. Int J Biol Macromol. 2022 Aug 31; 215:579-595.
-
Self-crosslinked chitosan/?-carrageenan-based biomimetic membranes to combat diabetic burn wound infections. Int J Biol Macromol. 2022 Feb 01; 197:157-168.
-
N-methylene phosphonic acid chitosan/graphene sheets decorated with silver nanoparticles as green antimicrobial agents. Int J Biol Macromol. 2021 Jul 01; 182:680-688.
-
Bio-functional hydrogel membranes loaded with chitosan nanoparticles for accelerated wound healing. Int J Biol Macromol. 2021 Feb 15; 170:207-221.
-
Fabrication and Characterization of Thiolated Chitosan Microneedle Patch for Transdermal Delivery of Tacrolimus. AAPS PharmSciTech. 2020 Jan 16; 21(2):68.