An Overview on Chitin and Chitosan Applications with an Emphasis on Controlled Drug Release Formulations

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K. C. Gupta · Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

Majeti N. V. Ravi Kumar · Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

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Click to increase image sizeClick to decrease image size ACKNOWLEDGMENT We thank Dr. K. G. Ramachandran Nair, Central Institute of Fisheries Technology, Kochi, India, for providing the sample of chitosan. The financial assistance to the laboratory by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), New Delhi, India, is gratefully acknowledged. M. N. V. R. K. is grateful to the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR, New Delhi) for the award of a Senior Research Fellowship.

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Advanced Drug Delivery Systems Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery Hydrogels: synthesis, properties, applications

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Published in: Journal of macromolecular science. Part C, Reviews in macromolecular chemistry and physics/Journal of macromolecular science. Reviews in macromolecular chemistry and physics

Volume 40, Issue 4, pp. 273-308

DOI: 10.1081/mc-100102399

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An Overview on Chitin and Chitosan Applications with an Emphasis on Controlled Drug Release Formulations

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