Recent advances in PVA-polysaccharide based hydrogels and electrospun nanofibers in biomedical applications: A review

EA Kamoun, SA Loutfy, Y Hussein… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Among several types of carbohydrate polymers blend PVA hydrogel membranes used for
biomedical applications in particular wound dressings; electrospun nanofibrous membranes …

Poly (vinyl alcohol)-based nanofibrous electrospun scaffolds for tissue engineering applications

MA Teixeira, MTP Amorim, HP Felgueiras - Polymers, 2019 - mdpi.com
Tissue engineering (TE) holds an enormous potential to develop functional scaffolds
resembling the structural organization of native tissues, to improve or replace biological …

Polymeric wound dressings, an insight into polysaccharide-based electrospun membranes

M Gruppuso, G Turco, E Marsich, D Porrelli - Applied Materials Today, 2021 - Elsevier
Chronic wounds deeply invalidate patient's quality of life, involving very high costs for the
medical system. Numerous wound dressings have been studied over the years, and active …

A review: Current status and emerging developments on natural polymer‐based electrospun fibers

W Han, L Wang, Q Li, B Ma, C He… - Macromolecular …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
In recent years, natural polymer‐based electrospun fibers (EFs) with huge specific surface
area, good biocompatibility, and biological activity obtained from electrospinning process …

Protein-based fiber materials in medicine: a review

KG DeFrates, R Moore, J Borgesi, G Lin, T Mulderig… - Nanomaterials, 2018 - mdpi.com
Fibrous materials have garnered much interest in the field of biomedical engineering due to
their high surface-area-to-volume ratio, porosity, and tunability. Specifically, in the field of …

Modified electrospun polymeric nanofibers and their nanocomposites as nanoadsorbents for toxic dye removal from contaminated waters: A review

BM Thamer, A Aldalbahi, M Moydeen A, M Rahaman… - Polymers, 2020 - mdpi.com
Electrospun polymer nanofibers (EPNFs) as one-dimensional nanostructures are
characterized by a high surface area-to-volume ratio, high porosity, large number of …

Keratin associations with synthetic, biosynthetic and natural polymers: An extensive review

RK Donato, A Mija - Polymers, 2019 - mdpi.com
Among the biopolymers from animal sources, keratin is one the most abundant, with a major
contribution from side stream products from cattle, ovine and poultry industry, offering many …

Electrospun fibers as a dressing material for drug and biological agent delivery in wound healing applications

M Gizaw, J Thompson, A Faglie, SY Lee… - Bioengineering, 2018 - mdpi.com
Wound healing is a complex tissue regeneration process that promotes the growth of new
tissue to provide the body with the necessary barrier from the outside environment. In the …

Biodegradable active food packaging structures based on hybrid cross-linked electrospun polyvinyl alcohol fibers containing essential oils and their application in the …

G Göksen, MJ Fabra, A Pérez-Cataluña, HI Ekiz… - Food Packaging and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Active food packaging materials produced through electrospinning of polyvinyl alcohol
(PVOH) containing essential oils (EOs) from two broadly used spices (Laurus nobilis–LEO …

Synergistic effect of sericin and keratin in gelatin based nanofibers for in vitro applications

C Vineis, IC Maya, S Mowafi, A Varesano… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Protein-based nanomaterials are gaining growing interest in biomedical field. The present
paper evaluates the physico-chemical properties of electrospun nanofibers resulting from …