Tissue engineering is an important therapeutic strategy to be used in
regenerative medicine in the present and in the future. Functional biomaterials
research is focused on the development and improvement of scaffolding, which can
be used to repair or regenerate an organ or tissue. Scaffolds are one of the
crucial factors for tissue engineering. Scaffolds consisting of natural polymers
have recently been developed more quickly and have gained more popularity. These
include chitosan, a copolymer derived from the alkaline deacetylation of chitin.
Expectations for use of these scaffolds are increasing as the knowledge regarding
their chemical and biological properties expands, and new biomedical applications
are investigated. Due to their different biological properties such as being
biocompatible, biodegradable, and bioactive, they have given the pattern for use
in tissue engineering for repair and/or regeneration of different tissues
including skin, bone, cartilage, nerves, liver, and muscle. In this review, we
focus on the intrinsic properties offered by chitosan and its use in tissue
engineering, considering it as a promising alternative for regenerative medicine
as a bioactive polymer.
Tissue engineering is an important therapeutic strategy to be used inregenerative medicine in the present and in the future. Functional biomaterialsresearch is focused on the development and improvement of scaffolding, which can be used to repair or regenerate an organ or tissue. Scaffolds are one of thecrucial factors for tissue engineering. Scaffolds consisting of natural polymers have recently been developed more quickly and have gained more popularity. These include chitosan, a copolymer derived from the alkaline deacetylation of chitin. Expectations for use of these scaffolds are increasing as the knowledge regardingtheir chemical and biological properties expands, and new biomedical applicationsare investigated. Due to their different biological properties such as beingbiocompatible, biodegradable, and bioactive, they have given the pattern for use in tissue engineering for repair and/or regeneration of different tissuesincluding skin, bone, cartilage, nerves, liver, and muscle. In this review, wefocus on the intrinsic properties offered by chitosan and its use in tissueengineering, considering it as a promising alternative for regenerative medicine as a bioactive polymer.
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