Carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) is one of the most promising cellulose derivatives. Due to its
characteristic surface properties, mechanical strength, tunable hydrophilicity, viscous …

Non-healing, chronic wounds place a huge burden on healthcare systems as well as
individual patients. These chronic wounds especially diabetic wounds will ultimately lead to …

Abstract Chitosan (CS)/gelatin (Gel)/polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) hydrogels were prepared by the
gamma irradiation method for usage in wound dressing applications. Chitosan and gelatin …

Wound treatment has increased in importance in the wound care sector due to the
pervasiveness of chronic wounds in the high-risk population including, but not limited to …

Hydrogels could be promising wound healing dressings that maintain a moist environment
in the wound site and accelerate wound healing. However, the lack of antibacterial effect …

Wound dressings have experienced continuous and significant changes since the ancient
times. The development starts with the use of natural materials to simply cover the wounds to …

Hydrogels are a class of materials that have found many applications across society.
Petrochemicals are a dominant, but unsustainable feedstock of crosslinked polymer …

In this study, novel flexible polymer nanocomposite films formed of polyvinyl alcohol (PVA),
sodium alginate (NaAlg), titanium dioxide (TiO2) and graphene oxide (GO) as nanofiller are …

In this study, hydrogel films were prepared from sodium carboxymethylcellulose (NaCMC)
and hydroxypropylmethylcellulose (HPMC) using citric acid (CA) as crosslinker. The …

Abstract Gold nanoparticles (Au NPs) supported within the polymeric matrix of polyvinyl
pyrrolidone/carboxymethyl cellulose (PVP/CMC) were successfully prepared through the …