Chitosan and chitosan oligosaccharides in antibiotic-loaded bone cement
Orthopedic infections can be treated with antibiotic-loaded bone cements. However, due to the growing number of resistances, new formulations are needed to e.g. improve the drug release. For this reason, dual-antibiotic bone cement containing chitosan and chitosan oligosaccharide was prepared in the presented study.
Publications in June 2017 - Chitosan-based coatings for dental implants
The development of a strong bond between implant surface and the surrounding bone substance, called osseointegration is important for successful integration of a dental implant. The coating of dental implants with chitosan is a promising approach to enable an accelerated and improved integration. In the following, we present two publications about chitosan-based coatings for dental implants.
Chitosan-based organic yarn – a research cooperation of TU Dresden and HMC+
On April, 25 2012 the “Forschungskuratorium Textil e.V”. newsletter reported about the results of the development cooperation of Heppe Medical Chitosan GmbH (HMC+) and the Institute of textile machinery and high performance material technology (ITM) at the Technical University of Dresden. The joint development is very promising regarding the solution of various pharmaceutical problems especially in the field of regenerative medicine.
Chitosan in biocompatible fuel cells
Chitosan is employed in many domains. Besides medical areas like e.g. as support in wound healing or in tissue engineering chitosan can also be applied in the fields of food technology and water management. Thanks to scientists of the faculty of Microsystems Technic at the Univesity of Stuttgart, chitosan might soon become part of biocompatible fuel cells.