Smart Chitosan-Based Hydrogel for Sustained Peptide Delivery
Preclinical Development of a Depot System for the Neurotherapeutic Peptide NX210c
Therapeutic peptides occupy a unique position in modern drug development. They combine high biological specificity with comparatively low toxicity and favorable tissue penetration. However, their clinical application is often limited by rapid in vivo degradation and short systemic half-life.
Publications in April 2017 - Chitosan hydrogels
In April 2017, 252 articles about chitosan and chitosan derivatives were published. The International Journal of Biological Macromolecules published the highest number of chitosan-related articles (23), followed by Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces (7) and Carbohydrate Polymers (6). Researchers from China (48 articles) are as usually on the top of the list of leading countries in chitosan research. Germany can also be found among the top 10, with 5 publications in April 2017.