Polysaccharides are composed of many monosaccharide units that are joined one to the other by an acetal linkage to give a long chain. In this work two special polysaccharides have been used as candidates in medical textile applications: chitosan and ss-cyclodextrin. Chitosan has been used as a new finishing agent in medical textile application. Chitosan has been used also as antimicrobial coating agent in modern dentistry to treat denture stomatitis. ss-cyclodextrin (ss-CD) has been used in this thesis as a drug release candidate in pharmaceutical application. The very low aqueous solubility...