Application of Chitosan in Bone and Dental Engineering.
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Date publication
août 2019
Journal
Molecules (Basel, Switzerland)
Auteurs
Membres identifiés du Cancéropôle Est :
Dr BENKIRANE-JESSEL Nadia, Dr FIORETTI Florence
Tous les auteurs :
Aguilar A, Zein N, Harmouch E, Hafdi B, Bornert F, Offner D, Clauss F, Fioretti F, Huck O, Benkirane-Jessel N, Hua G
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Résumé
Chitosan is a deacetylated polysaccharide from chitin, the natural biopolymer primarily found in shells of marine crustaceans and fungi cell walls. Upon deacetylation, the protonation of free amino groups of the d-glucosamine residues of chitosan turns it into a polycation, which can easily interact with DNA, proteins, lipids, or negatively charged synthetic polymers. This positive-charged characteristic of chitosan not only increases its solubility, biodegradability, and biocompatibility, but also directly contributes to the muco-adhesion, hemostasis, and antimicrobial properties of chitosan. Combined with its low-cost and economic nature, chitosan has been extensively studied and widely used in biopharmaceutical and biomedical applications for several decades. In this review, we summarize the current chitosan-based applications for bone and dental engineering. Combining chitosan-based scaffolds with other nature or synthetic polymers and biomaterials induces their mechanical properties and bioactivities, as well as promoting osteogenesis. Incorporating the bioactive molecules into these biocomposite scaffolds accelerates new bone regeneration and enhances neovascularization in vivo.
Mots clés
bone engineering, chitosan, dental pulp, periodontitis, regeneration, scaffold
Référence
Molecules. 2019 Aug 19;24(16):