Advances in Marine Chitin and Chitosan II, 2017 / / Hitoshi Sashiwa, David Harding.

• VerfasserIn: Sashiwa, Hitoshi,; Harding, David,
• TeilnehmendeR: Harding, David,
• Place / Publishing House: Basel, Switzerland : : MDPI,, 2018.
• Year of Publication: 2018
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (ix, 397 pages)

As a result of our call in 2014 for submissions to a Special Issue, Advances in Marine Chitin and Chitosan in Marine Drugs, we are now pleased to tell you that this issue has been published. Twenty high class papers were included in this issue, which we now plan to publish as a book. In addition we now seek to publish a further Special Issue, Advances in Marine Chitin and Chitosan II, 2017, in Marine Drugs. As before, we plan to produce a strong, very exciting issue that will encompass breakthroughs in high value, scientific and industrial chitin and chitosan research. Despite significant advances in chitin and chitosan research since the 1970s, current overviews in recent publications involving chitin and chitosan research advances need reporting.

Table of Contents

About the Special Issue Editors .vii -- Preface to "Advances in Marine Chitin and Chitosan II, 2017" .ix -- Riccardo A. A. Muzzarelli, Mohamad El Mehtedi, Carlo Bottegoni, Alberto Aquili and Antonio Gigante Genipin‐Crosslinked Chitosan Gels and Scaffolds for Tissue Engineering and Regeneration of Cartilage and Bone Reprinted from: Mar. Drugs 2015, 13(12), 7314-7338; doi: 10.3390/md13127068 .1 -- Barbara Bellich, Ilenia D'Agostino, Sabrina Semeraro, Amelia Gamini and Attilio Cesàro "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly" of Chitosans Reprinted from: Mar. Drugs 2016, 14(5), 99; doi: 10.3390/md14050099 .26 -- Pascal Viens, Marie‐Ève Lacombe‐Harvey and Ryszard Brzezinski Chitosanases from Family 46 of Glycoside Hydrolases: From Proteins to Phenotypes Reprinted from: Mar. Drugs 2015, 13(11), 6566-6587; doi: 10.3390/md13116566 .58 -- Chunhua Wu, Liping Wang, Zhongxiang Fang, Yaqin Hu, Shiguo Chen, Tatsuya Sugawara and Xingqian Ye The Effect of the Molecular Architecture on the Antioxidant Properties of Chitosan Gallate Reprinted from: Mar. Drugs 2016, 14(5), 95; doi: 10.3390/md14050095 .77 -- María‐Pilar Sánchez‐Sánchez, Araceli Martín‐Illana, Roberto Ruiz‐Caro, Paulina Bermejo, María‐José Abad, Rubén Carro, Luis‐Miguel Bedoya, Aitana Tamayo, Juan Rubio, Anxo Fernández‐Ferreiro, Francisco Otero‐Espinar and María‐Dolores Veiga Chitosan and Kappa‐Carrageenan Vaginal Acyclovir Formulations for Prevention of Genital Herpes. In Vitro and Ex Vivo Evaluation Reprinted from: Mar. Drugs 2015, 13(9), 5976-5992; doi: 10.3390/md13095976 .95 -- Niuris Acosta, Elisa Sánchez, Laura Calderón, Manuel Cordoba‐Diaz, Damián Cordoba‐Diaz, Senne Dom and Ángeles Heras Physical Stability Studies of Semi‐Solid Formulations from Natural Compounds Loaded with Chitosan Microspheres Reprinted from: Mar. Drugs 2015, 13(9), 5901-5919; doi: 10.3390/md13095901 .109 -- Seong‐Chul Hong, Seung‐Yup Yoo, Hyeongmin Kim and Jaehwi Lee Chitosan‐Based Multifunctional Platforms for Local Delivery of Therapeutics Reprinted from: Mar. Drugs 2017, 15(3), 60; doi: 10.3390/md15030060 .126 -- Sruthi Ravindranathan, Bhanu prasanth Koppolu, Sean G. Smith and David A. Zaharoff Effect of Chitosan Properties on Immunoreactivity Reprinted from: Mar. Drugs 2016, 14(5), 91; doi: 10.3390/md14050091 .142 -- Weiai Zhang, Caijuan Ma, Zhengquan Su and Yan Bai Resonance Rayleigh Scattering Spectra of an Ion‐Association Complex of Naphthol Green B-Chitosan System and Its Application in the Highly Sensitive Determination of Chitosan Reprinted from: Mar. Drugs 2016, 14(4), 71; doi: 10.3390/md14040071 .154 -- San‐Lang Wang, Hsin‐Ting Li, Li‐Jie Zhang, Zhi‐Hu Lin and Yao‐Haur Kuo Conversion of Squid Pen to Homogentisic Acid via Paenibacillus sp. TKU036 and the Antioxidant and Anti‐Inflammatory Activities of Homogentisic Acid Reprinted from: Mar. Drugs 2016, 14(10), 183; doi: 10.3390/md14100183 .165 -- Fernando Notario‐Pérez, Araceli Martín‐Illana, Raúl Cazorla‐Luna, Roberto Ruiz‐Caro, Luis‐Miguel Bedoya, Aitana Tamayo, Juan Rubio and María‐Dolores Veiga Influence of Chitosan Swelling Behaviour on Controlled Release of Tenofovir from Mucoadhesive Vaginal Systems for Prevention of Sexual Transmission of HIV Reprinted from: Mar. Drugs 2017, 15(2), 50; doi: 10.3390/md15020050 .175 -- Anish Babu and Rajagopal Ramesh Multifaceted Applications of Chitosan in Cancer Drug Delivery and Therapy Reprinted from: Mar. Drugs 2017, 15(4), 96; doi: 10.3390/md15040096 .191 -- Alexander J. Winkler, Jose Alfonso Dominguez‐Nuñez, Inmaculada Aranaz, César Poza‐Carrión, Katrina Ramonell, Shauna Somerville and Marta Berrocal‐Lobo Short‐Chain Chitin Oligomers: Promoters of Plant Growth Reprinted from: Mar. Drugs 2017, 15(2), 40; doi: 10.3390/md15020040 .210 -- Ya Gao, Yingbo Wang, Yimin Wang and Wenguo Cui Fabrication of Gelatin‐Based Electrospun Composite Fibers for Anti‐Bacterial Properties and Protein Adsorption Reprinted from: Mar. Drugs 2016, 14(10), 192; doi: 10.3390/md14100192 .231 -- Toril Andersen, Ekaterina Mishchenko, Gøril Eide Flaten, Johanna U. Ericson Sollid, Sofia Mattsson, Ingunn Tho and Nataša Škalko‐Basnet Chitosan‐Based Nanomedicine to Fight Genital Candida Infections: Chitosomes Reprinted from: Mar. Drugs 2017, 15(3), 64; doi: 10.3390/md15030064 .245 -- Lidong Cao, Xiuhuan Li, Li Fan, Li Zheng, Miaomiao Wu, Shanxue Zhang and Qiliang Huang Determination of Inorganic Cations and Anions in Chitooligosaccharides by Ion Chromatography with Conductivity Detection Reprinted from: Mar. Drugs 2017, 15(2), 51; doi: 10.3390/md15020051 .257 -- Khalid A. Ibrahim, Bassam I. El‐Eswed, Khaleel A. Abu‐Sbeih, Tawfeeq A. Arafat, Mahmoud M. H. Al Omari, Fouad H. Darras and Adnan A. Badwan Preparation of Chito‐Oligomers by Hydrolysis of Chitosan in the Presence of Zeolite as Adsorbent Reprinted from: Mar. Drugs 2016, 14(8), 43; doi: 10.3390/md14080043 .266 -- Sara Skøtt Paulsen, Birgitte Andersen, Lone Gram and Henrique Machado Biological Potential of Chitinolytic Marine Bacteria Reprinted from: Mar. Drugs 2016, 14(12), 230; doi: 10.3390/md14120230 .279 -- Cui Hao, Wei Wang, Shuyao Wang, Lijuan Zhang and Yunliang Guo An Overview of the Protective Effects of Chitosan and Acetylated Chitosan Oligosaccharides against Neuronal Disorders Reprinted from: Mar. Drugs 2017, 15(4), 89; doi: 10.3390/md15040089 .296 -- Laura De Matteis, Maria Alleva, Inés Serrano‐Sevilla, Sonia García‐Embid, Grazyna Stepien, María Moros and Jesús M. de la Fuente Controlling Properties and Cytotoxicity of Chitosan Nanocapsules by Chemical Grafting Reprinted from: Mar. Drugs 2016, 14(10), 175; doi: 10.3390/md14100175 .311 -- Emilia Szymańska, Marta Szekalska, Robert Czarnomysy, Zoran Lavrič, Stane Srčič, Wojciech Miltyk and Katarzyna Winnicka Novel Spray Dried Glycerol 2‐Phosphate Cross‐Linked Chitosan Microparticulate Vaginal Delivery System-Development, Characterization and Cytotoxicity Studies Reprinted from: Mar. Drugs 2016, 14(10), 174; doi: 10.3390/md14100174 .326 -- Daojiang Yu, Shan Li, Shuai Wang, Xiujie Li, Minsheng Zhu, Shai Huang, Li Sun, Yongsheng Zhang, Yanli Liu and Shouli Wang Development and Characterization of VEGF165‐Chitosan Nanoparticles for the Treatment of Radiation‐Induced Skin Injury in Rats Reprinted from: Mar. Drugs 2016, 14(10), 182; doi: 10.3390/md14100182 .348 -- Zhiwen Li, Xige Yang, Xuesong Song, Haichun Ma and Ping Zhang Chitosan Oligosaccharide Reduces Propofol Requirements and Propofol‐Related Side Effects Reprinted from: Mar. Drugs 2016, 14(12), 234; doi: 10.3390/md14120234 .358 -- Yang Qu, Jinyu Xu, Haohan Zhou, Rongpeng Dong, Mingyang Kang and Jianwu Zhao Chitin Oligosaccharide (COS) Reduces Antibiotics Dose and Prevents Antibiotics‐Caused Side Effects in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis (AIS) Patients with Spinal Fusion Surgery Reprinted from: Mar. Drugs 2017, 15(3), 70; doi: 10.3390/md15030070 .375 -- Hun Min Lee, Min Hee Kim, Young Il Yoon and Won Ho Park Fluorescent Property of Chitosan Oligomer and Its Application as a Metal Ion Sensor Reprinted from: Mar. Drugs 2017, 15(4), 105; doi: 10.3390/md15040105 .390.