Cellulose and its derivatives: towards biomedical applications

H Seddiqi, E Oliaei, H Honarkar, J **, LC Geonzon… - Cellulose, 2021‏ - Springer
Cellulose is the most abundant polysaccharide on Earth. It can be obtained from a vast
number of sources, eg cell walls of wood and plants, some species of bacteria, and algae …

Recent advances and applications of bacterial cellulose in biomedicine

S Swingler, A Gupta, H Gibson, M Kowalczuk… - Polymers, 2021‏ - mdpi.com
Bacterial cellulose (BC) is an extracellular polymer produced by Komagateibacter xylinus,
which has been shown to possess a multitude of properties, which makes it innately useful …

An overview on antimicrobial and wound healing properties of ZnO nanobiofilms, hydrogels, and bionanocomposites based on cellulose, chitosan, and alginate …

M Alavi, A Nokhodchi - Carbohydrate polymers, 2020‏ - Elsevier
Release of Zn 2+ ions from zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO NPs) is a major mechanism for
oligodynamic activities of these metal oxide NPs against eukaryotic and prokaryotic …

A review of bacterial cellulose: sustainable production from agricultural waste and applications in various fields

L Urbina, MÁ Corcuera, N Gabilondo, A Eceiza… - Cellulose, 2021‏ - Springer
Bacterial cellulose (BC) is a polymer with interesting conformation and properties. BC can
be obtained in different shapes and is easily modified by chemical and physical means, so …

An up-to-date review of biomaterials application in wound management

AG Niculescu, AM Grumezescu - Polymers, 2022‏ - mdpi.com
Whether they are caused by trauma, illness, or surgery, wounds may occur throughout
anyone's life. Some injuries' complexity and healing difficulty pose important challenges in …

Opportunities and challenges of nanomaterials in wound healing: Advances, mechanisms, and perspectives

W Fu, S Sun, Y Cheng, J Ma, Y Hu, Z Yang… - Chemical Engineering …, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Wound healing is an intricate process that involves interactions between various types of
cell and molecular mechanisms. When wounds fail to heal effectively or develop into chronic …

Latest advances on bacterial cellulose-based antibacterial materials as wound dressings

L Zheng, S Li, J Luo, X Wang - Frontiers in Bioengineering and …, 2020‏ - frontiersin.org
At present, there are various wound dressings that can protect the wound from further injury
or isolate the external environment in wound treatment. Whereas, infection and slow self …

Application of bacterial cellulose in skin and bone tissue engineering

M Pang, Y Huang, F Meng, Y Zhuang, H Liu… - European Polymer …, 2020‏ - Elsevier
Bacterial cellulose (BC) produced by aerobic bacteria has the advantages of high purity,
high porosity, strong water absorption, high water holding capacity, high mechanical …

Bioactive inorganic particles‐based biomaterials for skin tissue engineering

J Ma, C Wu - Exploration, 2022‏ - Wiley Online Library
The challenge for treatment of severe cutaneous wound poses an urgent clinical need for
the development of biomaterials to promote skin regeneration. In the past few decades …

Fabrication strategies and biomedical applications of three-dimensional bacterial cellulose-based scaffolds: A review

S Khan, M Ul-Islam, MW Ullah, Y Zhu… - International journal of …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Bacterial cellulose (BC), an extracellular polysaccharide, is a versatile biopolymer due to its
intrinsic physicochemical properties, broad-spectrum applications, and remarkable …