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Polymers 2011, 3, 1875-1901; doi:10.3390/polym3041875 OPEN ACCESS polymers ISSN 2073-4360 /journal/polymers Review Biomedical Activity of Chitin/Chitosan Based Materials— Influence of Physicochemical Properties Apart from Molecular Weight and Degree of N-Acetylation Jolanta Kumirska 1,*, Mirko X. Weinhold 2, Jorg Th?ming 2 and Piotr Stepnowski 1 1 Faculty of Chemistry, University of Gdansk, Sobieskiego 18/19, PL-80-952 Gdansk, Poland; E-Mail: sox@chem.univ.gda.pl (P.S.) 2 UFT—Centre for Environmental Research and Sustainable Technology, University of Bremen, Leobener Stra?e UFT, D-28359