Films of chitosan and natural modified hydroxyapatite as effective UV-protecting, biocompatible and antibacterial wound dressings

CS Cunha, PJ Castro, SC Sousa, RC Pullar… - International Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Chitosan is a natural polysaccharide widely used in biomedicine, for instance for wound
dressing. Hydroxyapatite is a very bioactive calcium phosphate which, if modified with an …

Cellular response to vitamin C-enriched chitosan/agarose film with potential application as artificial skin substitute for chronic wound treatment

V Vivcharenko, M Wojcik, A Przekora - Cells, 2020 - mdpi.com
The treatment of chronic wounds is still a meaningful challenge to physicians. The aim of this
work was to produce vitamin C-enriched chitosan/agarose (CHN/A) film that could serve as …

Biocompatible 3d printed chitosan-based scaffolds containing α-tocopherol showing antioxidant and antimicrobial activity

C Bergonzi, A Bianchera, G Remaggi, MC Ossiprandi… - Applied Sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
Active dressings acting on multiple fronts are requested in the field of care for chronic skin
ulcers in order to ameliorate patient compliance and tissue restoration. Currently, three …

Chitosan-PVP-nano silver oxide wound dressing: in vitro and in vivo evaluation

D Archana, BK Singh, J Dutta, PK Dutta - International journal of biological …, 2015 - Elsevier
The main aim of this work was to prepare wound healing material with chitosan, poly vinyl
pyrrolidone (PVP), silver oxide nanoparticles. The prepared chitosan, chitosan-PVP-nano …

Biomaterial composed of chitosan, riboflavin, and hydroxyapatite for bone tissue regeneration

J Gaweł, J Milan, J Żebrowski, D Płoch, I Stefaniuk… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Biomaterial engineering approaches involve using a combination of miscellaneous
bioactive molecules which may promote cell proliferation and, thus, form a scaffold with the …

Silver-containing antimicrobial membrane based on chitosan-TPP hydrogel for the treatment of wounds

P Sacco, A Travan, M Borgogna, S Paoletti… - Journal of Materials …, 2015 - Springer
Abstract Treatment of non-healing wounds represents hitherto a severe dilemma because of
their failure to heal caused by repeated tissue insults, bacteria contamination and altered …

Applications of chitosan-based biomaterials: a focus on dependent antimicrobial properties

Z Deng, T Wang, X Chen, Y Liu - Marine Life Science & Technology, 2020 - Springer
Marine-derived chitosan has been widely examined for its use in developing biomedical
materials. Not only is it non-toxic, biocompatible, and degradable, it has also shown unique …

Preparation and characteristics of antibacterial chitosan films modified with N-halamine for biomedical application

M Chylińska, H Kaczmarek, A Burkowska-But - Colloids and Surfaces B …, 2019 - Elsevier
Several hydantoin derivatives and their N-halamine analogues were examined by
spectroscopic methods (IR, 1 H-NMR, 13 C-NMR), elemental analysis (content of C, H, N) …

Effect of chitosan and Aloe vera extract concentrations on the physicochemical properties of chitosan biofilms

CMP Yoshida, MS Pacheco, MA de Moraes, PS Lopes… - Polymers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Chitosan films have been extensively studied as dressings in formulations for the treatment
of chronic wounds. The incorporation of aloe vera (Aloe barbadensis Miller) into chitosan …

Chitosan Hydrogel in combination with Nerolidol for healing wounds

MOG Ferreira, LLR Leite, IS de Lima, HM Barreto… - Carbohydrate …, 2016 - Elsevier
Chitosan is a natural polymer with antibacterial property, that is biodegradable, extremely
abundant and non-toxic. This study aimed to develop and characterize chitosan hydrogels in …