Freeze/thawed polyvinyl alcohol hydrogels: Present, past and future

H Adelnia, R Ensandoost, SS Moonshi… - European Polymer …, 2022 - Elsevier
A comprehensive review of polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) hydrogels prepared by the
freezing/thawing (FT) process is presented. We discuss their preparation, gelation …

Recent advances in metal decorated nanomaterials and their various biological applications: a review

AA Yaqoob, H Ahmad, T Parveen, A Ahmad… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Nanoparticles (nanoparticles) have received much attention in biological application
because of their unique physicochemical properties. The metal-and metal oxide–supported …

Nanomaterials and nanomaterials-based drug delivery to promote cutaneous wound healing

T Liu, Y Lu, R Zhan, W Qian, G Luo - Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews, 2023 - Elsevier
Various factors could damage the structure and integrity of skin to cause wounds.
Nonhealing or chronic wounds seriously affect the well-being of patients and bring heavy …

Metal‐based nanomaterials in biomedical applications: antimicrobial activity and cytotoxicity aspects

P Makvandi, C Wang, EN Zare… - Advanced Functional …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Microbial colonization on material surfaces is ubiquitous. Biofilms derived from surface‐
colonized microbes pose serious problems to the society from both an economical …

Green synthesis of gold and silver nanoparticles from plant extracts and their possible applications as antimicrobial agents in the agricultural area

L Castillo-Henríquez, K Alfaro-Aguilar… - Nanomaterials, 2020 - mdpi.com
Currently, metal nanoparticles have varied uses for different medical, pharmaceutical, and
agricultural applications. Nanobiotechnology, combined with green chemistry, has great …

Characterization of silver nanoparticles loaded chitosan/polyvinyl alcohol antibacterial films for food packaging

D Yang, Q Liu, Y Gao, S Wan, F Meng, W Weng… - Food …, 2023 - Elsevier
Sliver nanoparticles (AgNPs) were loaded on chitosan (CS) and incorporated into polyvinyl
alcohol (PVA) to develop novel active food packaging films. AgNPs were fabricated by liquid …

Synthesis of silver nanocomposite based on carboxymethyl cellulose: Antibacterial, antifungal and anticancer activities

SS Salem, AH Hashem, AAM Sallam, AS Doghish… - Polymers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Traditional cancer treatments include surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy. According to
medical sources, chemotherapy is still the primary method for curing or treating cancer today …

Nano based drug delivery systems: recent developments and future prospects

JK Patra, G Das, LF Fraceto, EVR Campos… - Journal of …, 2018 - Springer
Nanomedicine and nano delivery systems are a relatively new but rapidly developing
science where materials in the nanoscale range are employed to serve as means of …

Biomedical applications of silver nanoparticles: an up-to-date overview

AC Burdușel, O Gherasim, AM Grumezescu… - Nanomaterials, 2018 - mdpi.com
During the past few years, silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) became one of the most
investigated and explored nanotechnology-derived nanostructures, given the fact that …

Plant and microbial approaches as green methods for the synthesis of nanomaterials: synthesis, applications, and future perspectives

NS Alsaiari, FM Alzahrani, A Amari, H Osman… - Molecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
The unique biological and physicochemical characteristics of biogenic (green-synthesized)
nanomaterials (NMs) have attracted significant interest in different fields, with applications in …