Chitosan-based blends for biomedical applications

F Seidi, MK Yazdi, M Jouyandeh, M Dominic… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Polysaccharides are the most abundant naturally available carbohydrate polymers;
composed of monosaccharide units covalently connected together. Chitosan is the most …

Recent advancement of biopolymers and their potential biomedical applications

MC Biswas, B Jony, PK Nandy, RA Chowdhury… - Journal of Polymers and …, 2022 - Springer
Recently, the advantages of biopolymers over conventional plastic polymers are
unprecedented, provided that they are used in situations in which they raise the functionality …

Antibacterial polyvinyl alcohol/bacterial cellulose/nano-silver hydrogels that effectively promote wound healing

S Song, Z Liu, MA Abubaker, L Ding, J Zhang… - Materials Science and …, 2021 - Elsevier
The lack of antibacterial properties limits the application of bacterial cellulose hydrogels in
wound dressings. To overcome this deficiency, silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) were …

Bio-inspired encapsulation and functionalization of iron oxide nanoparticles for biomedical applications

SO Aisida, PA Akpa, I Ahmad, T Zhao, M Maaza… - European polymer …, 2020 - Elsevier
Cancer cells are typified by proliferating mass of cells that grow faster than other smaller cell
tissues within the body. Efforts to combat this effect through chemotherapy, radiotherapy …

Investigations on the antimicrobial activity and wound healing potential of ZnO nanoparticles

M Kaushik, R Niranjan, R Thangam, B Madhan… - Applied Surface …, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract Zinc Oxide (ZnO) nanoparticles are used in the field of nanomedicine. ZnO is non-
toxic and compatible with biological system. The major problem of wound is infections. The …

Biopolymeric nanocomposite scaffolds for bone tissue engineering applications–A review

PN Christy, SK Basha, VS Kumari, AKH Bashir… - Journal of drug delivery …, 2020 - Elsevier
Tissue engineering is the immense area of research in recent years because of its vast
potential in the repair or replacement of impaired tissues and organs. Bone is a …

Development and characterization of alginate/chitosan nanoparticulate system for hydrophobic drug encapsulation

T Nalini, SK Basha, AMM Sadiq, VS Kumari… - Journal of Drug Delivery …, 2019 - Elsevier
The present study was emphasized to develop Alginate/Chitosan nanoparticles capable of
working as carriers of the hydrophobic drug quercetin, a polyphenolic nutraceutical …

Synergetic dual antibiotics-loaded chitosan/poly (vinyl alcohol) nanofibers with sustained antibacterial delivery for treatment of XDR bacteria-infected wounds

S Alizadeh, P Farshi, N Farahmandian… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Resistance of bacterial pathogens to conventional antibiotics has remained a significant
challenge in managing post-wound infections, especially in develo** countries. Here, a …

Characterization of alginate extracted from Sargassum latifolium and its use in Chlorella vulgaris growth promotion and riboflavin drug delivery

SR Dalal, MH Hussein, NEA El-Naggar, SI Mostafa… - Scientific reports, 2021 - nature.com
Alginates derived from macroalgae have been widely used in a variety of applications due to
their stability, biodegradability and biocompatibility. Alginate was extracted from Egyptian …

Effect of electrospun PLGA/collagen scaffolds on cell adhesion, viability, and collagen release: potential applications in tissue engineering

A Guzmán-Soria, V Moreno-Serna, DA Canales… - Polymers, 2023 - mdpi.com
The development of scaffolding obtained by electrospinning is widely used in tissue
engineering due to porous and fibrous structures that can mimic the extracellular matrix. In …