Chitosan as a wound dressing starting material: Antimicrobial properties and mode of action

MA Matica, FL Aachmann, A Tøndervik… - International journal of …, 2019 - mdpi.com
Fighting bacterial resistance is one of the concerns in modern days, as antibiotics remain the
main resource of bacterial control. Data shows that for every antibiotic developed, there is a …

Seafood waste: a source for preparation of commercially employable chitin/chitosan materials

M Yadav, P Goswami, K Paritosh, M Kumar… - Bioresources and …, 2019 - Springer
Modern seafood processing practices result in amassment of a large volume of waste
products, ie, skin, head, tails, shells, scales, backbones, etc. These waste products may …

Biocompatible and biomaterials application in drug delivery system in oral cavity

LK Hakim, M Yazdanian, M Alam… - Evidence‐Based …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Biomaterials applications have rapidly expanded into different fields of sciences. One of the
important fields of using biomaterials is dentistry, which can facilitate implantation, surgery …

Additive manufacturing of PLA-based scaffolds intended for bone regeneration and strategies to improve their biological properties

R Donate, M Monzón, ME Alemán-Domínguez - e-Polymers, 2020 - degruyter.com
Polylactic acid (PLA) is one of the most commonly used materials in the biomedical sector
because of its processability, mechanical properties and biocompatibility. Among the …

Advancements and frontiers in the high performance of natural hydrogels for cartilage tissue engineering

W Bao, M Li, Y Yang, Y Wan, X Wang, N Bi… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Cartilage injury originating from trauma or osteoarthritis is a common joint disease that can
bring about an increasing social and economic burden in modern society. On account of its …

Carboxymethyl chitosan/gelatin/hyaluronic acid blended-membranes as epithelia transplanting scaffold for corneal wound healing

W Xu, Z Wang, Y Liu, L Wang, Z Jiang, T Li… - Carbohydrate …, 2018 - Elsevier
There is an unmet need for an optimal scaffold as cell transplantation carrier to induce
corneal reconstruction. In this study, a blend membrane was prepared with carboxymethyl …

Progress of 3D bioprinting in organ manufacturing

D Song, Y Xu, S Liu, L Wen, X Wang - Polymers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Three-dimensional (3D) bioprinting is a family of rapid prototyping technologies, which
assemble biomaterials, including cells and bioactive agents, under the control of a computer …

Methods for crosslinking and stabilization of chitosan structures for potential medical applications

A Woźniak, M Biernat - Journal of Bioactive and Compatible …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Chitosan is a well-known polymer widely used in tissue engineering and regenerative
medicine. It is biocompatible, biodegradable, non-toxic, has antibacterial and …

Chitosan-based nanogels: synthesis and toxicity profile for drug delivery to articular joints

S Manivong, A Garcia Ac, SA Patten, JC Fernandes… - Nanomaterials, 2022 - mdpi.com
One important challenge in treating avascular-degraded cartilage is the development of new
drugs for both pain management and joint preservation. Considerable efforts have been …

Therapeutic agents loaded chitosan-based nanofibrous mats as potential wound dressings: A review

R Ranjith, S Balraj, J Ganesh, MCJ Milton - Materials Today Chemistry, 2019 - Elsevier
Wound dressings have evolved significantly since the ancient times. Chitosan-based
nanofibrous mats obtained by electrospinning technique show excellent potential as wound …