Pullulan-based hydrogels in wound healing and skin tissue engineering applications: a review

CN Elangwe, SN Morozkina, RO Olekhnovich… - International journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Wound healing is a complex process of overlap** phases with the primary aim of the
creation of new tissues and restoring their anatomical functions. Wound dressings are …

Microbial exopolysaccharide composites in biomedicine and healthcare: trends and advances

V Ahuja, AK Bhatt, JR Banu, V Kumar, G Kumar… - Polymers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Microbial exopolysaccharides (EPSs), eg, xanthan, dextran, gellan, curdlan, etc., have
significant applications in several industries (pharma, food, textiles, petroleum, etc.) due to …

Drug delivery based on a supramolecular chemistry approach by using chitosan hydrogels

D Ailincai, S Morariu, I Rosca, AI Sandu… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Microbial infections are a serious healthcare related problem, causing several complications
and even death. That is why, the development of new drug delivery systems with prolonged …

[HTML][HTML] Pullulan hydrogels as drug release platforms in biomedicine

MO Teixeira, E Marinho, C Silva, JC Antunes… - Journal of Drug Delivery …, 2023 - Elsevier
It is increasingly urgent to develop new therapeutic systems to combat the spreading and
evolution of various pathologies globally. Nonspecific therapies and/or insufficient …

[HTML][HTML] Natural regenerative hydrogels for wound healing

M Chelu, JM Calderon Moreno, AM Musuc, M Popa - Gels, 2024 - mdpi.com
Regenerative hydrogels from natural polymers have come forth as auspicious materials for
use in regenerative medicine, with interest attributed to their intrinsic biodegradability …

Baicalin derivative dynamically cross-linked natural polysaccharide hydrogel for diabetic wound healing

Y Zhang, Y Chen, P Shao, Y Luo, X Liu, T Xu - Chemical Engineering …, 2024 - Elsevier
Diabetes is a chronic disease affects nearly 10% of the global population, the prolonged
metabolic abnormalities and the complex microenvironment in diabetic wounds often …

Pullulan-based films impregnated with silver nanoparticles from the Fusarium culmorum strain JTW1 for potential applications in the food industry and medicine

M Wypij, M Rai, LF Zemljič, M Bračič… - … in bioengineering and …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Introduction: Biopolymers, such as pullulan, a natural exopolysaccharide from
Aureobasidium pullulans, and their nanocomposites are commonly used in the food …

Recent innovations (2020–2023) in the approaches for the chemical functionalization of curdlan and pullulan: A mini-review

SA Ganie, LJ Rather, MA Assiri, Q Li - International Journal of Biological …, 2024 - Elsevier
Chemical modification represents a highly efficacious approach for enhancing the
physicochemical characteristics and biological functionalities of natural polysaccharides …

Bringing innovative wound care polymer materials to the market: Challenges, developments, and new trends

P Sanjarnia, ML Picchio, ANP Solis… - Advanced Drug Delivery …, 2024 - Elsevier
The development of innovative products for treating acute and chronic wounds has become
a significant topic in healthcare, resulting in numerous products and innovations over time …

Chitosan Schiff-Base hydrogels—A critical perspective review

IA Duceac, S Coseri - Gels, 2022 - mdpi.com
Chitosan is quite a unique polysaccharide due to the presence of the amine groups naturally
occurring in its structure. This feature renders it into a polycation which makes it appealing …