Chitosan as biomaterial in drug delivery and tissue engineering

SM Ahsan, M Thomas, KK Reddy… - International journal of …, 2018‏ - Elsevier
Chitin is one of the most abundant polysaccharide found on earth. The deacetylated form of
chitin viz. chitosan has been reported for its various important pharmacological properties …

Natural polymeric scaffolds in bone regeneration

M Filippi, G Born, M Chaaban… - … in bioengineering and …, 2020‏ - frontiersin.org
Despite considerable advances in microsurgical techniques over the past decades, bone
tissue remains a challenging arena to obtain a satisfying functional and structural restoration …

Chitosan-based (Nano) materials for novel biomedical applications

G Kravanja, M Primožič, Ž Knez, M Leitgeb - Molecules, 2019‏ - mdpi.com
Chitosan-based nanomaterials have attracted significant attention in the biomedical field
because of their unique biodegradable, biocompatible, non-toxic, and antimicrobial nature …

Therapeutic efficacy of nanoparticles and routes of administration

D Chenthamara, S Subramaniam… - Biomaterials …, 2019‏ - spj.science.org
In modern-day medicine, nanotechnology and nanoparticles are some of the indispensable
tools in disease monitoring and therapy. The term “nanomaterials” describes materials with …

Chitosan-based scaffold for mineralized tissues regeneration

T Sukpaita, S Chirachanchai, A Pimkhaokham… - Marine Drugs, 2021‏ - mdpi.com
Conventional bone grafting procedures used to treat bone defects have several limitations.
An important aspect of bone tissue engineering is develo** novel bone substitute …

Materials science and design principles of growth factor delivery systems in tissue engineering and regenerative medicine

R Subbiah, RE Guldberg - Advanced healthcare materials, 2019‏ - Wiley Online Library
Growth factors (GFs) are signaling molecules that direct cell development by providing
biochemical cues for stem cell proliferation, migration, and differentiation. GFs play a key …

Controlled drug release for tissue engineering

KJ Rambhia, PX Ma - Journal of Controlled Release, 2015‏ - Elsevier
Tissue engineering is often referred to as a three-pronged discipline, with each prong
corresponding to 1) a 3D material matrix (scaffold), 2) drugs that act on molecular signaling …

Bone biomaterials for overcoming antimicrobial resistance: Advances in non-antibiotic antimicrobial approaches for regeneration of infected osseous tissue

JM Sadowska, KJ Genoud, DJ Kelly, FJ O'Brien - Materials Today, 2021‏ - Elsevier
Eliminating bacterial infection and simultaneously providing a bioactive environment for
bone growth during treatment of severe osteomyelitis is one of the greatest global …

Chitosan: an undisputed bio-fabrication material for tissue engineering and bio-sensing applications

A Baranwal, A Kumar, A Priyadharshini… - International Journal of …, 2018‏ - Elsevier
Biopolymers have been serving the mankind in various ways since long. Over the last few
years, these polymers have found great demand in various domains which includes bio …

A sight on the current nanoparticle-based gene delivery vectors

SM Dizaj, S Jafari, AY Khosroushahi - Nanoscale research letters, 2014‏ - Springer
Nowadays, gene delivery for therapeutic objects is considered one of the most promising
strategies to cure both the genetic and acquired diseases of human. The design of efficient …