Abstract

In this study, an effort has been made to provide a global view from some available literature information on properties and applications of chitosans for wound healing and tissue engineering. Renewable resources, Environmentally friendly, Biodegradability, Biocompatibility, Non-toxicity and Anti-microbial properties make chitosans as the most promising and interesting materials for medicine and health care applications. Chitosans and their some derivatives also exhibit film and fibre forming properties. Chitosans with Hydrophilic/ Hydrophobic nature provide a variety of surface functional groups to bind with bioactive compounds, and target organs of the human body, and consequently result in an increase in their stability. Hydrophilic/ Hydrophilic characters of the chitosans would yield in various possibilities and finally open several opportunities for various applications in medicine and health care sectors. Chitosan is a unique Biotechnological/ Biomaterial choice for wound healing and tissue engineering.

Keywords: Chitosan; Biotechnology; Health care; Wound healing; Tissue engineering