Silk sericin-based materials for biomedical applications

J Liu, L Shi, Y Deng, M Zou, B Cai, Y Song, Z Wang… - Biomaterials, 2022 - Elsevier
Silk sericin, a natural protein extracted from silkworm cocoons, has been extensively studied
and utilized in the biomedical field because of its superior biological activities and …

Comprehensive review on electrospinning techniques as versatile approaches toward antimicrobial biopolymeric composite fibers

H Rodríguez-Tobías, G Morales, D Grande - Materials Science and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Electrospun (bio) polymeric fibers have attracted widespread interest as functional materials
with suitable morphology and properties for their use as tissue engineering scaffolds and/or …

Wound dressing based on electrospun PVA/chitosan/starch nanofibrous mats: Fabrication, antibacterial and cytocompatibility evaluation and in vitro healing assay

H Adeli, MT Khorasani, M Parvazinia - International journal of biological …, 2019 - Elsevier
Electrospun nanofibrous mats based on biopolymers have been widely investigated for
tissue engineering in recent years, primarily due to remarkable morphological similarity to …

Curcumin loaded polycaprolactone-/polyvinyl alcohol-silk fibroin based electrospun nanofibrous mat for rapid healing of diabetic wound: An in-vitro and in-vivo studies

Y Agarwal, PS Ra**ikanth, S Ranjan, U Tiwari… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Electrospinning is emerging as a versatile technique nanofibers fabrication because due to
their unique properties such as large surface area to volume ratio, porosity and maintaining …

Biomaterials of poly (vinyl alcohol) and natural polymers

M Teodorescu, M Bercea, S Morariu - Polymer Reviews, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Polysaccharides and proteins are abundantly found in nature and are highly recommended
for develo** eco-friendly materials due to their special properties (biodegradability …

Novel chitosan hydrogels reinforced by silver nanoparticles with ultrahigh mechanical and high antibacterial properties for accelerating wound healing

Y **e, X Liao, J Zhang, F Yang, Z Fan - International journal of biological …, 2018 - Elsevier
Poor mechanical properties of chitosan hydrogels limit their applications as the wound
dressing. To overcome this drawback, we abandoned the traditional glacial acetic acid …

Novel quaternarized N-halamine chitosan and polyvinyl alcohol nanofibrous membranes as hemostatic materials with excellent antibacterial properties

M Yin, Y Wang, Y Zhang, X Ren, Y Qiu, TS Huang - Carbohydrate polymers, 2020 - Elsevier
The aim of this study was to develop novel nanofibrous membranes based on the
quaternary ammonium N-halamine chitosan (CSENDMH) and polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) for …

Evaluation of electrospun poly (vinyl alcohol)-based nanofiber mats incorporated with Zataria multiflora essential oil as potential wound dressing

NT Ardekani, M Khorram, K Zomorodian… - International journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Infections, especially those caused by multi-drug resistant pathogens, result in serious
problems in wound healing process. In this study, Zataria multiflora (ZM) essential oil, as a …

Robust alcohol soluble polyurethane/chitosan/silk sericin (APU/CS/SS) nanofiber scaffolds toward artificial skin extracellular matrices via microfluidic blow-spinning

J Liu, T Cui, X Xu, Y Du, L Wang, S Chen… - Advanced Fiber …, 2023 - Springer
Skin regeneration is a matter of high concern since many individuals suffer from skin
damage. To date, the concept of protein-based artificial skin scaffolds have been …

Crosslinked chitosan films with controllable properties for commercial applications

D Nataraj, S Sakkara, M Meghwal, N Reddy - International journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
In this research, sustainable and green bioproducts with controlled sorption and good
mechanical properties have been developed from chitosan for commercial applications …