Described herein is a naturally produced hydrogel chitosan layer made from shrimp shells for a biofilter system and a method of producing the hydrogel chitosan layer comprising extracting the chitosan from the shrimp shells.

Provided are injectable, hyaluronic acid-based hydrogel compositions including conjugated vitamins.

Polyhydric polymers may be converted to derivatives thereof by reaction with divinyl sulfone to provide vinyl sulfone substituted polymers, where the polymers may additionally be further derivatized, including crosslinked, and the crosslinked and non-crosslinked derivatives may be used in biomedical and other applications.

The application discloses a method for preparing chitin highly dispersible in aqueous phase and prepared chitin. After chitin is ground, dissolved, modified with glycidol and purified, a final product glycidol chitin is obtained. The glycidol chitin prepared according to this method has good solubility in purified water, and the concentration can reach 100 mg/mL, which is obviously different from common insoluble or poorly soluble chitin derivatives. Glycidol chitin may have a wide range of application prospects in biomedicine, cosmetics, absorbable materials, and other related aspects.

A purification method of fungal cell wall composition includes following steps: (1) taking a residue of a fungus fruiting body underwent extraction process for obtaining extract thereof, wherein the extract contains terpenoids, sterols, polysaccharides, or a combination thereof, and the residue contains the cell wall of the fruiting body; (2) placing the residue into an aqueous percarbonate solution to form a mixture liquid, which is reacted at a first temperature for decolorizing the residue, wherein the concentration of the aqueous percarbonate solution ranges from 5 to 20% (w/v), and the first temperature ranges from 15 to 40° C.; (3) after the decolorization process, raising the temperature of the mixture liquid to a second temperature for the mixture liquid to react, so as to digest and decompose the residue, wherein the second temperature ranges from 80 to 100° C.; and (4) filtering the treated mixture liquid to obtain a purified product.

A skin care composition comprising low molecular weight acetylated hyaluronic acid or its sodium salt having a weight average molecular weight less than 50 kDa, and a degree of acetylation of at least 3.6 is useful in the treatment of the visible effects of age on human skin.

The present invention relates to a preparation method for acetylated sodium hyaluronate, which pertains to the field of organic chemical synthesis, characterized in that, the preparation method includes the following steps: in the protective atmosphere of inert gas, subjecting a hyaluronate and an acetic anhydride to a catalytic reaction in an organic solvent with a catalyst added, adding a water absorbent during the reaction, obtaining a reaction liquid, subjecting a reaction liquid to post treatment, separation, purification, and drying to obtain a product. A too high or too low degree of substitution is effectively avoided in the present invention, so as to obtain a product with a degree of substitution of acetyl groups ranging from 2.7 to 3.2, with mild reactive materials and reacting conditions, and simple separation and purification steps.

The present invention relates generally to therapeutic compositions comprising chitosan-derived compositions used in connection with methods for treating neoplasms, such as for instance, malignant lung, thyroid and kidney neoplasms, and other types of malignant neoplasms, and other medical disorders.

The present disclosure provides dermal fillers comprising hyaluronic acid-based hydrogels. The hydrogels are coacervates formed through ionic interactions between anionic polysaccharides, such as hyaluronic acid, and cationic polysaccharides, such as chitosan. The dermal fillers are useful for augmenting soft tissues, reducing soft tissue defects and improving skin quality.

The present invention relates to a carboxyalkyl chitosan, compositions comprising same, a process for manufacturing same, and various applications thereof, in particular in the field of therapy, rheumatology, ophthalmology, esthetic medicine, plastic surgery, internal surgery, dermatology or cosmetics.