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Adhesive Hydrogel Loaded with Sulfonated Chitosan Promotes Oral Mucosal Defect Repair in Diabetic Rats.

Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · Zhang X, Wang G, Ding S, Luo C, Wang J · 2026-07-10

Researchers developed an adhesive hydrogel containing sulfonated chitosan that accelerated healing of oral mucosal wounds in diabetic rats by promoting re-epithelialization, increasing tissue thickness, and reducing inflammation compared to control treatments.

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