Recent developments in antibacterial and antifungal chitosan and its derivatives
Abstract
Chitosan is the deacetylated form of chitin, a biopolymer that can be obtained from various waste streams and shows antimicrobial activity against different fungi, gram positive and gram negative bacteria. Although chitosan has been studied for years, many aspects remain unclear. This review gives an overview of the antimicrobial activity of chitosan and novel chitosan derivatives of the last 15 years. The most important parameters (molecular...
Paper Details
Title
Recent developments in antibacterial and antifungal chitosan and its derivatives
Published Date
May 1, 2017
Journal
Volume
164
Pages
268 - 283
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