The main aim of this review is to assess the potential use of natural cross-linking agents,
such as genipin, citric acid, tannic acid, epigallocatechin gallate, and vanillin in preparing …

Cartilage tissue engineering is becoming increasingly popular for repairing cartilage
defects. However, lack of nerves and blood vessels, as well as low cell density cause …

Gelatin is a natural biopolymer derived from collagen. Due to its many advantages, such as
swelling capacity, biodegradability, biocompatibility, and commercial availability, gelatin is …

Porous membranes with fascinating super-wettable surface and tunable porous architecture
for oil-water separation have been developed rapidly, however, the serious secondary …

Materials based on natural high molecular compounds are particularly interesting for
biomedical applications. It is known that the cross-linking agent used for preparation of …

Uncontrolled hemorrhage poses a severe life-threatening situation. However, traditional
hemostats still have various limitations. It is urgent to develop a material with excellent …

Starch, a natural storage polysaccharide of plant kingdom, has many industrial applications.
However, native starch has some inherent shortages, which can be overcome by structural …

This review supplies a report on fresh advances in the field of silk fibroin (SF) biopolymer
and its blends with biopolymers as new biomaterials. The review also includes a subsection …

In this study, thin chitosan-gelatin biofilms cross-linked with dialdehyde cellulose
nanocrystals for dressing materials were received. Two types of dialdehyde cellulose …

While bio-based but chemically synthesized polymers such as polylactic acid require
industrial conditions for biodegradation, protein-based materials are home compostable and …