RETRACTED: Azuma et al. Chitin, Chitosan, and Its Derivatives for Wound Healing: Old and New Materials. J. Funct. Biomater. 2015, 6, 104–142

Kazuo Azuma; Ryotaro Izumi; Tomohiro Osaki; Shinsuke Ifuku; Minoru Morimoto; Hiroyuki Saimoto; Saburo Minami; Yoshiharu Okamoto; Journal of Functional Biomaterials Editorial Office

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Graduate School of Engineering, Tottori University, 4-101 Koyama-minami, Tottori 680-8553, Japan

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