Collagen‐based biomaterials for wound healing

S Chattopadhyay, RT Raines - Biopolymers, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
With its wide distribution in soft and hard connective tissues, collagen is the most abundant
of animal proteins. In vitro, natural collagen can be formed into highly organized, three …

Collagen-based biomaterials for tissue engineering applications

R Parenteau-Bareil, R Gauvin, F Berthod - Materials, 2010 - mdpi.com
Collagen is the most widely distributed class of proteins in the human body. The use of
collagen-based biomaterials in the field of tissue engineering applications has been …

Tissue scaffolds for skin wound healing and dermal reconstruction

SP Zhong, YZ Zhang, CT Lim - Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
One of the major applications of tissue‐engineered skin substitutes for wound healing is to
promote the healing of cutaneous wounds. In this respect, many important clinical …

Biomaterials for skin substitutes

M Sheikholeslam, MEE Wright… - Advanced …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Patients with extensive burns rely on the use of tissue engineered skin due to a lack of
sufficient donor tissue, but it is a challenge to identify reliable and economical scaffold …

Engineered human skin fabricated using electrospun collagen–PCL blends: morphogenesis and mechanical properties

HM Powell, ST Boyce - Tissue Engineering Part A, 2009 - liebertpub.com
Engineered human skin is commonly fabricated using collagen scaffolds that often have
poor mechanical properties. To improve the strength of collagen-based scaffolds, poly …

Tissue engineered skin and wound healing: current strategies and future directions

N Bhardwaj, D Chouhan… - Current pharmaceutical …, 2017 - benthamdirect.com
The global volume of skin damage or injuries has major healthcare implications and,
accounts for about half of the world's annual expenditure in the healthcare sector. In the last …

Influence of electrospun collagen on wound contraction of engineered skin substitutes

HM Powell, DM Supp, ST Boyce - Biomaterials, 2008 - Elsevier
The treatment of massive full-thickness burns with engineered skin substitutes has shown
promise in clinical trials. The majority of skin substitutes are comprised of fibroblasts and/or …

Tailoring chitosan/collagen scaffolds for tissue engineering: Effect of composition and different crosslinking agents on scaffold properties

A Martínez, MD Blanco, N Davidenko… - Carbohydrate polymers, 2015 - Elsevier
Abstract Chitosan/collagen (Chit/Col) blends have demonstrated great potential for use in
tissue engineering (TE) applications. However, there exists a lack of detailed study on the …

Full-thickness skin wound healing using human placenta-derived extracellular matrix containing bioactive molecules

JS Choi, JD Kim, HS Yoon, YW Cho - Tissue Engineering Part A, 2013 - liebertpub.com
The human placenta, a complex organ, which facilitates exchange between the fetus and
the mother, contains abundant extracellular matrix (ECM) components and well-preserved …

Biopolymer hydrogels and synergistic blends for tailored wound healing

Y Haririan, A Asefnejad - International Journal of Biological …, 2024 - Elsevier
Biopolymers have a transformative role in wound repair due to their biocompatibility, ability
to stimulate collagen production, and controlled drug and growth factor delivery. This article …