Biomedical applications of electrospun nanofibers: Drug and nanoparticle delivery

RS Bhattarai, RD Bachu, SHS Boddu, S Bhaduri - Pharmaceutics, 2018 - mdpi.com
The electrospinning process has gained popularity due to its ease of use, simplicity and
diverse applications. The properties of electrospun fibers can be controlled by modifying …

Hydrogels in a historical perspective: From simple networks to smart materials

SJ Buwalda, KWM Boere, PJ Dijkstra, J Feijen… - Journal of controlled …, 2014 - Elsevier
Over the past decades, significant progress has been made in the field of hydrogels as
functional biomaterials. Biomedical application of hydrogels was initially hindered by the …

Advances in drug delivery via electrospun and electrosprayed nanomaterials

M Zamani, MP Prabhakaran… - International journal of …, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Electrohydrodynamic (EHD) techniques refer to procedures that utilize electrostatic forces to
fabricate fibers or particles of different shapes with sizes in the nano-range to a few microns …

Aligned conductive core-shell biomimetic scaffolds based on nanofiber yarns/hydrogel for enhanced 3D neurite outgrowth alignment and elongation

L Wang, Y Wu, T Hu, PX Ma, B Guo - Acta biomaterialia, 2019 - Elsevier
Aligned topographical cue has been demonstrated as a critical role in neuronal guidance,
and it is highly beneficial to develop a scaffold with aligned structure for peripheral nerve …

[HTML][HTML] Core-shell nanofiber mats for tactile pressure sensor and nanogenerator applications

MF Lin, J **ong, J Wang, K Parida, PS Lee - Nano Energy, 2018 - Elsevier
Core-shell nanofibers of PDMS ion gel/PVDF-HFP were successfully prepared by
incorporating cross-linking agent during electrospinning. The electrospun nanofiber mats …

[PDF][PDF] Biodegradable poly-epsilon-caprolactone (PCL) for tissue engineering applications: A review

M Abedalwafa, F Wang, L Wang, C Li - Rev. Adv. Mater. Sci, 2013 - lesencres.com
Biodegradable polymers have been used in biomedical applications generally, and in tissue
engineering especially, due to good physical and biological properties. Poly …

Sequential electrospinning of multilayer ethylcellulose/gelatin/ethylcellulose nanofibrous film for sustained release of curcumin

P Wang, Y Li, C Zhang, F Feng, H Zhang - Food chemistry, 2020 - Elsevier
In this work, sequential electrospinning was utilized to fabricate a multilayer film with
ethylcellulose nanofibers as the outer layer and curcumin-loaded gelatin nanofibers as the …

A polydopamine nanoparticle-knotted poly (ethylene glycol) hydrogel for on-demand drug delivery and chemo-photothermal therapy

X Wang, C Wang, X Wang, Y Wang, Q Zhang… - Chemistry of …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Hydrogels have exhibited remarkable benefits in drug delivery such as local delivery, days
or even weeks of continuous drug release with improved bioavailability, and minimized …

Injectable and self-healable nano-architectured hydrogel for NIR-light responsive chemo-and photothermal bacterial eradication

D Rybak, C Rinoldi, P Nakielski, J Du… - Journal of Materials …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Hydrogels with multifunctional properties activated at specific times have gained significant
attention in the biomedical field. As bacterial infections can cause severe complications that …

Nerve growth factor-laden anisotropic silk nanofiber hydrogels to regulate neuronal/astroglial differentiation for scarless spinal cord repair

X Gao, W Cheng, X Zhang, Z Zhou, Z Ding… - … Applied Materials & …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Scarless spinal cord regeneration remains a challenge due to the complicated
microenvironment at lesion sites. In this study, the nerve growth factor (NGF) was …