Recent advances of chitosan formulations in biomedical applications

MAS Abourehab, S Pramanik, MA Abdelgawad… - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Chitosan, a naturally abundant cationic polymer, is chemically composed of cellulose-based
biopolymers derived by deacetylating chitin. It offers several attractive characteristics such …

Chitosan-based functional materials for skin wound repair: Mechanisms and applications

P Feng, Y Luo, C Ke, H Qiu, W Wang, Y Zhu… - … in Bioengineering and …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Skin wounds not only cause physical pain for patients but also are an economic burden for
society. It is necessary to seek out an efficient approach to promote skin repair. Hydrogels …

Hyaluronic acid—Based wound dressings: A review

MFP Graça, SP Miguel, CSD Cabral, IJ Correia - Carbohydrate polymers, 2020 - Elsevier
Hyaluronic acid (HA), a non-sulfated glycosaminoglycan (GAG), is a major component of
skin extracellular matrix (ECM) and it is involved in the inflammatory response …

Conductive adhesive self-healing nanocomposite hydrogel wound dressing for photothermal therapy of infected full-thickness skin wounds

J He, M Shi, Y Liang, B Guo - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2020 - Elsevier
Bacteria-infected wounds and antibiotics abuse have become significant burdens to patients
and medical systems. Thus, designing a non-antibiotic-dependent multifunctional wound …

Natural polymer-based antimicrobial hydrogels without synthetic antibiotics as wound dressings

Y Zhong, H **ao, F Seidi, Y ** - Biomacromolecules, 2020 - ACS Publications
Wound healing is usually accompanied by bacterial infection. The excessive use of synthetic
antibiotics leads to drug resistance, posing a significant threat to human health. Hydrogel …

Mechanical properties of nanomaterials: A review

Q Wu, W Miao, Y Zhang, H Gao, D Hui - Nanotechnology Reviews, 2020 - degruyter.com
As an emerging material, nanomaterials have attracted extensive attention due to their small
size, surface effect and quantum tunneling effect, as well as potential applications in …

Chitosan/pullulan based films incorporated with clove essential oil loaded chitosan-ZnO hybrid nanoparticles for active food packaging

T Gasti, S Dixit, VD Hiremani, RB Chougale… - Carbohydrate …, 2022 - Elsevier
Herein, we developed clove essential oil (CEO) loaded Chitosan-ZnO hybrid nanoparticles
(CS–ZnO@ CEO (CZC NPs)) integrated chitosan/pullulan (CS/PL) nanocomposite films …

Treatment strategies for infected wounds

I Negut, V Grumezescu, AM Grumezescu - Molecules, 2018 - mdpi.com
The treatment of skin wounds is a key research domain owing to the important functional
and aesthetic role of this tissue. When the skin is impaired, bacteria can soon infiltrate into …

Multifunctional hydrogels for wound healing: Special focus on biomacromolecular based hydrogels

N Asadi, H Pazoki-Toroudi… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Hydrogels are widely used for wound healing applications due to their similarity to the native
extracellular matrix (ECM) and ability to provide a moist environment. However, lack of …

Recent progressions in biomedical and pharmaceutical applications of chitosan nanoparticles: A comprehensive review

EM Khalaf, NA Abood, RZ Atta… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Nowadays, the most common approaches in the prognosis, diagnosis, and treatment of
diseases are along with undeniable limitations. Thus, the ever-increasing need for using …