Nanoclay-based drug delivery systems and their therapeutic potentials

N Khatoon, MQ Chu, CH Zhou - Journal of Materials Chemistry B, 2020‏ - pubs.rsc.org
Safe, therapeutically effective, and patient-compliant drug delivery systems are needed to
design novel tools and strategies to combat the deadliest of diseases such as cancer, SARS …

Crab vs. mushroom: A review of crustacean and fungal chitin in wound treatment

M Jones, M Kujundzic, S John, A Bismarck - Marine Drugs, 2020‏ - mdpi.com
Chitin and its derivative chitosan are popular constituents in wound-treatment technologies
due to their nanoscale fibrous morphology and attractive biomedical properties that …

Intelligent Chitosan/PVA nanocomposite films containing black carrot anthocyanin and bentonite nanoclays with improved mechanical, thermal and antibacterial …

M Koosha, S Hamedi - Progress in Organic Coatings, 2019‏ - Elsevier
This study investigated the potential of chitosan/PVA films containing black carrot
anthocyanins as a natural pH indicator and bentonite as a nano-filler, for intelligent …

Smart biodegradable films based on chitosan/methylcellulose containing Phyllanthus reticulatus anthocyanin for monitoring the freshness of fish fillet

T Gasti, S Dixit, OJ D'souza, VD Hiremani… - International Journal of …, 2021‏ - Elsevier
The current work aims to prepare biologically active and pH responsive smart films based on
Chitosan (CS)/Methylcellulose (MC) matrix integrated with Phyllanthus reticulatus (PR) ripen …

Improving the performance of triboelectric nanogenerators using flexible polyurethane nanocomposites foam filled with montmorillonite

AA Maamoun, DM Naeim, AA Mahmoud, AMK Esawi… - Nano Energy, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Flexible polyurethane (FPU) foam is flexible and adaptable, making it a promising candidate
for utilization as a triboelectric layer in triboelectric nanogenerator (TENG) devices …

Electrospinning, mechanical properties, and cell behavior study of chitosan/PVA nanofibers

M Koosha, H Mirzadeh - Journal of Biomedical Materials …, 2015‏ - Wiley Online Library
Electrospinning process has been widely used to produce nanofibers from polymer blends.
Poly (vinyl alcohol)(PVA) and chitosan (CS) have numerous biomedical applications such …

Nanomaterial constructs for catalytic applications in biomedicine: nanobiocatalysts and nanozymes

AM Villalba-Rodríguez, LY Martínez-Zamudio… - Topics in …, 2023‏ - Springer
Nanomaterials possess superior advantages due to their special geometries, higher surface
area, and unique mechanical, optical, and physicochemical properties. Their characteristics …

PVA-based nanofibers containing chitosan modified with graphene oxide and carbon quantum dot-doped TiO2 enhance wound healing in a rat model

F Norouzi, M Pourmadadi, F Yazdian… - Journal of Functional …, 2022‏ - mdpi.com
Electrospun nanofibrous constructs based on nanoparticles and biopolymers have recently
been used in tissue engineering because of their similarity to the extracellular matrix in …

Tailoring mechanical and antibacterial properties of chitosan/gelatin nanofiber membranes with Fe3O4 nanoparticles for potential wound dressing application

N Cai, C Li, C Han, X Luo, L Shen, Y Xue, F Yu - Applied Surface Science, 2016‏ - Elsevier
In this work, magnetic Fe 3 O 4 nanoparticles (NPs) were utilized to improve the mechanical
and antibacterial properties of chitosan (CS)/gelatin (GE) composite nanofiber membranes …

Development of poly (vinyl alcohol)–Chitosan composite nanofibers for dual drug therapy of wounds

BS Alotaibi, AK Khan, Z Kharaba, H Yasin… - ACS …, 2024‏ - ACS Publications
Current trends in localized drug delivery are emphasizing the development of dual drug-
loaded electrospun nanofibers (NFs) for an improved therapeutic effect on wounds …