Subject area	Carbohydrates, natural polyacids and lignins
More specific subject area	Polymers, biomedical,
Type of data	Tables, Figures, Text.
How data was acquired	Scanning electron microscope (SEM EVO LS15), texture analyzer (TA-XT2®), calorimeter (TA Instruments DSC Q100), X-ray Diffractometer (Phillips PW1710).
Data format	Analyzed
Experimental factors	Samples were only cut to an appropriate size to perform the tests.
Experimental features	The films of pure chitosan and others in mixture with honey-glycerol were characterized in relation to their antimicrobial activity, thermal analysis, elementary composition, tensile strength and degree crystallinity. All this to confirm its potential use as antimicrobial dressings during the healing of infected and chronic ulcers.
Data source location	Instituto Tecnológico de Sonora, Ciudad Obregón, Sonora, MX-85000, México.
	Centro de Investigación en Alimentos y Desarrollo, Hermosillo, Sonora, MX-83304, México.
	Universidad Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela 15782, La Coruña, Spain.
Data accessibility	The data are supplied with this article.
Related research article	Ana A. Escárcega-Galaz, Dalia I. Sánchez-Machado, Jaime López-Cervantes, Ana Sanches-Silva, Tomás J. Madera-Santana, Perfecto Paseiro-Losada (2018). Mechanical, structural and physical aspects of chitosan-based films as antimicrobial dressings. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules.
	doi:10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2018.04.149