Chitosan——Skeletal Materials for Tissue Engineering Zhu Aiping, Wu Jun, Zhang Na, Shen Jian (Center of Research on Surface and Interface Chemical Engineering and Technology, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093) Abstract Chitosan is a natural polymer with biocompatibility and biodegradability. Recognition of the potential utility of chitosan is growing and the field of chitosan biomaterials is poised to experience rapid growth. This paper analyses the properties of chitosan which are important to biomaterials and points out that chitosan is a kind of potential skeletal materials for tissue engineering according to its research attainment in the field of tissue engineering. Key words Chitosan, Properties, Tissue engineering, Skeletal materials 壳聚糖——一种具有应用潜力的组织工程支架材料 朱爱萍 吴 钧 张 娜 沈 健* (南京大学表面和界面化学工程技术研究中心 南京 210093) 摘要 作为一种生物相容及生物可降解的天然高分子化合物，人们对壳聚糖在生物材料领域应用潜力的认识日益深刻，应用的开发日益增强。本文通过对壳聚糖与生物材料相关特性的分析，根据目前的研究成果，指出壳聚糖是一种很有潜力的组织工程支架材料。 关键词 壳聚糖 特性 组织工程 支架材料 朱爱萍 女，31岁，博士，讲师，从事生物材料的研究。 E-mail:zapyz@yahoo.com *联系人 973 国家重点基础研究发展规划项目 G1999064705 2001-07-16收稿，2001-09-26修回 (PDF全文下载c02003)