Chitin and chitosan in selected biomedical applications

A Anitha, S Sowmya, PTS Kumar, S Deepthi… - Progress in polymer …, 2014 - Elsevier
Abstract Chitin (CT), the well-known natural biopolymer and chitosan (CS)(bio-based or
“artificial polymer”) are non-toxic, biodegradable and biocompatible in nature. The …

Advances in bioactive glass-containing injectable hydrogel biomaterials for tissue regeneration

E Zeimaran, S Pourshahrestani, A Fathi… - Acta biomaterialia, 2021 - Elsevier
Successful tissue regeneration requires a scaffold with tailorable biodegradability, tissue-
like mechanical properties, structural similarity to extracellular matrix (ECM), relevant …

Composites of polymer hydrogels and nanoparticulate systems for biomedical and pharmaceutical applications

F Zhao, D Yao, R Guo, L Deng, A Dong, J Zhang - Nanomaterials, 2015 - mdpi.com
Due to their unique structures and properties, three-dimensional hydrogels and
nanostructured particles have been widely studied and shown a very high potential for …

A review of bioactive glass/natural polymer composites: State of the art

R Sergi, D Bellucci, V Cannillo - Materials, 2020 - mdpi.com
Collagen, gelatin, silk fibroin, hyaluronic acid, chitosan, alginate, and cellulose are
biocompatible and non-cytotoxic, being attractive natural polymers for medical devices for …

An overview of chitin or chitosan/nano ceramic composite scaffolds for bone tissue engineering

S Deepthi, J Venkatesan, SK Kim… - International journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
Chitin and chitosan based nanocomposite scaffolds have been widely used for bone tissue
engineering. These chitin and chitosan based scaffolds were reinforced with …

Cell loaded hydrogel containing Ag‐doped bioactive glass–ceramic nanoparticles as skin substitute: Antibacterial properties, immune response, and scarless …

E Sharifi, SA Sadati, S Yousefiasl… - Bioengineering & …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
An ideal tissue‐engineered dermal substitute should possess angiogenesis potential to
promote wound healing, antibacterial activity to relieve the bacterial burden on skin, as well …

Biodegradable ceramic-polymer composites for biomedical applications: A review

M Dziadek, E Stodolak-Zych… - Materials Science and …, 2017 - Elsevier
The present work focuses on the state-of-the-art of biodegradable ceramic-polymer
composites with particular emphasis on influence of various types of ceramic fillers on …

Effects of silicon compounds on biomineralization, osteogenesis, and hard tissue formation

W Götz, E Tobiasch, S Witzleben, M Schulze - Pharmaceutics, 2019 - mdpi.com
Bioinspired stem cell-based hard tissue engineering includes numerous aspects: The
synthesis and fabrication of appropriate scaffold materials, their analytical characterization …

Chitosan‐based nanocomposites for medical applications

S Murugesan, T Scheibel - Journal of Polymer Science, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Chitosan as a biobased polymer is gaining increasing attention due to its extraordinary
physico‐chemical characteristics and properties. While a primary use of chitosan has been …

Synthesis and characterization of biodegradable polyurethane films based on HDI with hydrolyzable crosslinked bonds and a homogeneous structure for biomedical …

BR Barrioni, SM de Carvalho, RL Oréfice… - Materials Science and …, 2015 - Elsevier
Synthetic biodegradable polymers are considered strategic in the biomaterials field and are
used in various applications. Among the polymers used as biomaterials, polyurethanes …