Chitosan

"Chitosan" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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Deacetylated CHITIN, a linear polysaccharide of deacetylated beta-1,4-D-glucosamine. It is used in HYDROGEL and to treat WOUNDS.

Descriptor ID	D048271
MeSH Number(s)	D05.750.078.139.500 D09.698.211.500
Concept/Terms	Chitosan Chitosan Poliglusam

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Chemicals and Drugs [D]
Macromolecular Substances [D05]
Polymers [D05.750]
Biopolymers [D05.750.078]
Chitin [D05.750.078.139]
Chitosan [D05.750.078.139.500]
Carbohydrates [D09]
Polysaccharides [D09.698]
Chitin [D09.698.211]
Chitosan [D09.698.211.500]

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Bar chart showing 76 publications over 23 distinct years, with a maximum of 10 publications in 2019

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2003	0	3	3
2004	0	2	2
2005	3	1	4
2006	1	1	2
2007	3	0	3
2008	1	0	1
2010	2	3	5
2011	3	0	3
2012	0	2	2
2013	1	1	2
2014	2	0	2
2015	2	0	2
2016	3	0	3
2017	1	1	2
2018	2	0	2
2019	9	1	10
2020	5	1	6
2021	2	0	2
2022	4	0	4
2023	2	0	2
2024	8	0	8
2025	0	3	3
2026	3	0	3

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Liu Y, Wang J, McClements DJ, Xiong Y, Sun R, Sun R, Wang L, Wang W. Design of starch/fatty acid-quaternized chitosan/ellagic acid bilayer films with integrated water-barrier and active preservation functions for strawberry packaging. Food Res Int. 2026 Nov 01; 243(Pt 1):120299.

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Wang S, McClements DJ, Zuo Y, Lan Q, Hou J, Gao Y, Hu H, Wang P, Wang P, Liu X, Wu C. Formation and application of soy protein/modified chitosan nanoparticles for interfacial engineering of ?-carotene-loaded Pickering emulsions. Food Chem. 2026 Sep 30; 524:150217.

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Liu L, Wang J, Zhao R, Wang M, Gu Q, Han J, McClements DJ, Liu X, Liu F. Self-assembled micelles stabilized by covalent ?-lipoic acid-carboxymethyl chitosan conjugates: Enabling stable delivery and glutathione-responsive release of coenzyme Q10. Food Res Int. 2026 Aug 31; 238:119425.

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Ji Y, McClements DJ, Luo M, Wang Q, Li M, Rashid A, Wang W. Fabrication of edible inks for 3D food printing: High internal phase Pickering emulsions stabilized by polysaccharide-polyphenol particles. Food Chem. 2026 Feb 28; 503:147782.

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Thinkohkaew K, Jonjaroen V, Niamsiri N, McClements DJ, Panya A, Suppavorasatit I, Potiyaraj P. Fabrication of synbiotic carbohydrate polymer-based microcapsules: Effect of prebiotics on probiotic viability during freeze-drying, gastrointestinal transit and storage. Carbohydr Polym. 2025 07 01; 359:123582.

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Miao W, McClements DJ, Wang J, Zhang Z, Lin Q, Ji H, Jin Z, Qiu C. Effects of different polysaccharides on the formation, stability, and rheological properties of oleogels structured by octenyl succinic anhydride starch. Food Chem. 2025 May 01; 473:143076.

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Wang J, Lin Q, Qiu C, McClements DJ, Ji H, Jin Z. Composite biopolymer foams fabricated from natural aldehyde functionalized chitosan-whey protein amyloid fibrils: Application for removal of phthalate esters from water. Carbohydr Polym. 2025 01 15; 348(Pt A):122789.

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Xu W, McClements DJ, Zhang Z, Zhang R, Qiu C, Zhao J, Jin Z, Chen L. Effect of tannic acid modification on antioxidant activity, antibacterial activity, environmental stability and release characteristics of quercetin loaded zein-carboxymethyl chitosan nanoparticles. Int J Biol Macromol. 2024 Nov; 280(Pt 2):135853.

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Liu W, Liu K, Hu H, McClements DJ, Zhang Z, Zhang R, Qiu C, Long J, Chen G, Zou Y, Jin Z, Chen L. Modification of pea starch using ternary mixtures of natural crosslinking agents: Vanillin-chitosan-betaine and vanillin-gelatin-betaine. Int J Biol Macromol. 2024 Sep; 276(Pt 2):133949.

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Specht CA, Wang R, Oliveira LVN, Hester MM, Gomez C, Mou Z, Carlson D, Lee CK, Hole CR, Lam WC, Upadhya R, Lodge JK, Levitz SM. Immunological correlates of protection mediated by a whole organism, Cryptococcus neoformans, vaccine deficient in chitosan. mBio. 2024 08 14; 15(8):e0174624.

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