ZnO-based nanocarriers for drug delivery application: From passive to smart strategies

X Huang, X Zheng, Z Xu, C Yi - International journal of pharmaceutics, 2017‏ - Elsevier
Due to the excellent biocompatibility as well as the low cost, nanoscale ZnO shows a great
potential in drug delivery application. The richness of the structures, easy modification and …

Glycoproteins functionalized natural and synthetic polymers for prospective biomedical applications: A review

S Tabasum, A Noreen, A Kanwal, M Zuber… - International journal of …, 2017‏ - Elsevier
Glycoproteins have multidimensional properties such as biodegradability, biocompatibility,
non-toxicity, antimicrobial and adsorption properties; therefore, they have wide range of …

Zirconium ion mediated collagen nanofibrous hydrogels with high mechanical strength

Z Tian, W Zhao, Y Wang, P Gao, H Wen, W Dan… - Journal of Colloid and …, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Low mechanical strength is still the key question for collagen hydrogel consisting of
nanofibrils as hard tissue repair scaffolds with no loss of biological function. In this work …

Genetically encoded zinc-binding collagen-like protein hybrid hydrogels for wound repair

S Jia, J Wang, S Li, X Wang, Q Liu, Y Li, M Shad… - International Journal of …, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Incorporating zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnOnps) into collagen is a promising strategy for
fabricating biomaterials with excellent antibacterial activity, but modifications are necessary …

[HTML][HTML] Monitoring the Degradation of Collagen Hydrogels by Collagenase Clostridium histolyticum

HW Ng, Y Zhang, R Naffa, S Prabakar - Gels, 2020‏ - mdpi.com
Collagen-based hydrogels are investigated extensively in tissue engineering for their
tunable physiochemical properties, biocompatibility and biodegradability. However, the …

Effect of citric acid on collagen sheets processed by compression

M Andonegi, K de la Caba, P Guerrero - Food Hydrocolloids, 2020‏ - Elsevier
In this work, bovine collagen was treated with different contents of citric acid and the
functional properties of the sheets prepared by compression moulding were investigated …

Minimizing pain in deer antler removal: Local anaesthetics in ZnO nanoparticle based collagen dressings as a promising solution

F Sahebjam, P Chambers, K Kongara, Y Zhang… - European Journal of …, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Antler removal in deer is a common practice for various purposes, including meat production
and traditional medicine. However, the current industry practice using lidocaine as a local …

Effect of fibrillization pH on gelation viscoelasticity and properties of biofabricated dense collagen matrices via gel aspiration-ejection

E Rezabeigi, G Griffanti, SN Nazhat - International Journal of Molecular …, 2023‏ - mdpi.com
Reconstituted hydrogels based on the self-assembly of acid-solubilized collagen molecules
have been extensively used as in vitro models and precursors in biofabrication processes …

Characterization of zinc oxide nanoparticle cross-linked collagen hydrogels

Y Agban, OO Mugisho, SS Thakur, ID Rupenthal - Gels, 2020‏ - mdpi.com
Collagen is the most abundant protein in mammals and possesses high biocompatibility and
low antigenicity. These biological properties render it one of the most useful biomaterials for …

Controlling chain flexibility in collagen networks to produce hydrogels with distinct properties

J Lian, BW Mansel, B Ingham, S Prabakar… - Soft …, 2017‏ - Taylor & Francis
The structure, mechanical properties, and optical density of gels prepared from collagen in a
manner that induces the dynamical arrest of the constituent polymers before substantial …