Chitin and its derivatives: Structural properties and biomedical applications
Chitin, a polysaccharide that occurs abundantly in nature after cellulose, has attracted the
interest of the scientific community due to its plenty of availability and low cost. Mostly, it is …
interest of the scientific community due to its plenty of availability and low cost. Mostly, it is …
Functionalized and graft copolymers of chitosan and its pharmaceutical applications
Introduction: Chitosan is the second most abundant natural polysaccharide. It belongs a
family of polycationic polymers comprised of repetitive units of glucosamine and N …
family of polycationic polymers comprised of repetitive units of glucosamine and N …
Integrated sensing and delivery of oxygen for next-generation smart wound dressings
Chronic wounds affect over 6.5 million Americans and are notoriously difficult to treat.
Suboptimal oxygenation of the wound bed is one of the most critical and treatable wound …
Suboptimal oxygenation of the wound bed is one of the most critical and treatable wound …
[PDF][PDF] Chitosan drives anti-inflammatory macrophage polarisation and pro-inflammatory dendritic cell stimulation
MI Oliveira, SG Santos, MJ Oliveira, AL Torres… - Eur Cell …, 2012 - academia.edu
Macrophages and dendritic cells (DC) share the same precursor and play key roles in
immunity. Modulation of their behaviour to achieve an optimal host response towards an …
immunity. Modulation of their behaviour to achieve an optimal host response towards an …
[HTML][HTML] Chitosan tubes of varying degrees of acetylation for bridging peripheral nerve defects
Biosynthetic nerve grafts are desired as alternative to autologous nerve grafts in peripheral
nerve reconstruction. Artificial nerve conduits still have their limitations and are not widely …
nerve reconstruction. Artificial nerve conduits still have their limitations and are not widely …
Polyvinylpyrrolidone/hyaluronic acid-based bilayer constructs for sequential delivery of cutaneous antiseptic and antibiotic
After a skin injury, many complex metabolic events are triggered to ensure proper wound
healing. Particularly for chronic, non-healing wounds or burns several risk factors such as …
healing. Particularly for chronic, non-healing wounds or burns several risk factors such as …
Prospects of peripheral nerve tissue engineering using nerve guide conduits based on silk fibroin protein and other biopolymers
Peripheral nerve injuries face some clinical obstacles and unsatisfactory functional
outcomes. The slow regeneration rate of defected nerve delays functional recovery. To date …
outcomes. The slow regeneration rate of defected nerve delays functional recovery. To date …
Overview on biocompatibilities of implantable biomaterials
X Wang - Advances in Biomaterials Science and Biomedical …, 2013 - books.google.com
A biomaterial is any material that comprises whole or part of a living structure or biomedical
device which performs, augments, or replaces a natural function to improve the quality of life …
device which performs, augments, or replaces a natural function to improve the quality of life …
Biodegradable nano-polymers as delivery vehicles for therapeutic small non-coding ribonucleic acids
Nowadays, small non-coding Ribo Nucleic Acids (sncRNAs) such as siRNA, miRNA and
shRNA are extremely serving to gene regulation. They are involved in many biological …
shRNA are extremely serving to gene regulation. They are involved in many biological …
Adsorbed fibrinogen leads to improved bone regeneration and correlates with differences in the systemic immune response
Designing new biomaterials that can modulate the inflammatory response instead of
attempting just to reduce it constitutes a paradigm change in regenerative medicine. This …
attempting just to reduce it constitutes a paradigm change in regenerative medicine. This …