title: Natural and artificial chitosan-inorganic composites.
abstract: Taking inspiration from many chitin-inorganic composites in nature, a number of recent articles throw light on the manufacture of such composites based on calcium carbonate, calcium phosphate and silica. These novel materials are important in the field of blood-compatible materials, bone substitutes, and cements for bone repair and reconstruction. This approach provides an attractive alternative to the processing of inorganic thin films, especially in applications where substrates cannot be exposed to high temperatures.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ancona, Via Ranieri 67, IT-60100 Ancona, Italy.
authors.forename: Corrado
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Muzzarelli
authors.forename: Riccardo A A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Muzzarelli
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001672:Biocompatible Materials / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry; D018786:Bone Substitutes / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry; D002119:Calcium Carbonate / Q000737:chemistry; D002130:Calcium Phosphates / Q000737:chemistry; D055598:Chemical Phenomena; D015392:Chemistry, Inorganic; D002686:Chitin / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry*; D048271:Chitosan; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D011161:Porifera / Q000378:metabolism; D017640:Silicates / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D018786:Bone Substitutes; D002130:Calcium Phosphates; D017640:Silicates; D002686:Chitin; D048271:Chitosan; D002119:Calcium Carbonate