State-of-the-art review of advanced electrospun nanofiber yarn-based textiles for biomedical applications

S Wu, T Dong, Y Li, M Sun, Y Qi, J Liu, MA Kuss… - Applied Materials …, 2022 - Elsevier
The pandemic of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has made biotextiles, including
face masks and protective clothing, quite familiar in our daily lives. Biotextiles are one broad …

[HTML][HTML] Application of red cabbage anthocyanins as pH-sensitive pigments in smart food packaging and sensors

R Abedi-Firoozjah, S Yousefi, M Heydari, F Seyedfatehi… - Polymers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Anthocyanins are excellent antioxidant/antimicrobial agents as well as pH-sensitive
indicators that provide new prospects to foster innovative smart packaging systems due to …

Chitosan scaffolds: Expanding horizons in biomedical applications

AD Gholap, S Rojekar, HS Kapare… - Carbohydrate …, 2023 - Elsevier
Chitosan, a natural polysaccharide from chitin, shows promise as a biomaterial for various
biomedical applications due to its biocompatibility, biodegradability, antibacterial activity …

Naturally-derived targeted therapy for wound healing: Beyond classical strategies

S El-Ashram, LM El-Samad, AA Basha… - Pharmacological …, 2021 - Elsevier
This review summarizes the four processes of wound healing in the human body
(hemostasis, inflammatory, proliferation, and remodeling) and the most current research on …

[HTML][HTML] Biomedical applications of chitosan-graphene oxide nanocomposites

W Feng, Z Wang - Iscience, 2022 - cell.com
Chitosan (CS) and graphene oxide (GO) nanocomposites have received wide attention in
biomedical fields due to the synergistic effect between CS which has excellent biological …

[HTML][HTML] Electrospinning of chitosan for antibacterial applications—Current trends

E Antaby, K Klinkhammer, L Sabantina - Applied Sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
Chitosan is a natural biopolymer that can be suitable for a wide range of applications due to
its biocompatibility, rigid structure, and biodegradability. Moreover, it has been proven to …

Starch biopolymer films containing chitosan nanoparticles: A review

SH Othman, RA Shapi'i, NDA Ronzi - Carbohydrate Polymers, 2023 - Elsevier
Starch biopolymer films incorporated with chitosan nanoparticles (CNP) or starch/CNP films
are promising alternatives to non-degradable food packaging materials. The films can be …

[HTML][HTML] Chitosan-based polymer blends for drug delivery systems

M Kaur, A Sharma, V Puri, G Aggarwal, P Maman… - Polymers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Polymers have been widely used for the development of drug delivery systems
accommodating the regulated release of therapeutic agents in consistent doses over a long …

Synthesis and characterization of chitosan nanofibers for wound healing and drug delivery application

V Kumar, N Sharma, P Janghu, R Pasrija… - Journal of Drug Delivery …, 2023 - Elsevier
Chitosan has emerged as a biodegradable, absorbable, non-toxic, biocompatible
biopolymer for wound healing and drug delivery applications. Chitosan can be converted to …

A novel transdermal delivery route for energy supplements: electrospun chitosan/polyvinyl alcohol nanofiber patches loaded with vitamin B12

J Yekrang, NG Shahbazi, F Rostami… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Nanofibrous patches have attracted much attention as a solution to resolve drug delivery
challenges. In this study, vitamin B 12-loaded polyvinyl alcohol (PVA)/chitosan (Cs) …