Asymmetric resorbable‐based dental barrier membrane for periodontal guided tissue regeneration and guided bone regeneration: A review

SL Bee, ZAA Hamid - … of Biomedical Materials Research Part B …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Guided tissue regeneration (GTR) and guided bone regeneration (GBR) are two common
dental regenerative treatments targeted at reconstructing damaged periodontal tissue and …

Enhancing the therapeutic use of biofilm-dispersing enzymes with smart drug delivery systems

CR Thorn, PL Howell, DJ Wozniak, CA Prestidge… - Advanced Drug Delivery …, 2021 - Elsevier
Biofilm-dispersing enzymes degrade the extracellular polymeric matrix surrounding bacterial
biofilms, disperse the microbial community and increase their susceptibility to antibiotics and …

Testing anti-biofilm polymeric surfaces: Where to start?

C Cattò, F Cappitelli - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2019 - mdpi.com
Present day awareness of biofilm colonization on polymeric surfaces has prompted the
scientific community to develop an ever-increasing number of new materials with anti-biofilm …

Polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) based microfiltration membranes: Tailoring the structure by the non-solvent induced phase separation (NIPS) process

P Tomietto, M Carré, P Loulergue, L Paugam, JL Audic - Polymer, 2020 - Elsevier
Within the purpose of developing more sustainable membrane systems, it is herein
proposed to implement a biobased and biodegradable material, the poly (hydroxybutyrate …

Functional immobilization of a biofilm-releasing glycoside hydrolase dispersin B on magnetic nanoparticles

Z Liu, Z Zhao, K Zeng, Y Xia, W Xu, R Wang… - Applied Biochemistry …, 2022 - Springer
Dispersin B (DspB) is a member of glycoside hydrolase family 20 (GH20) and catalyzes
degradation of biofilms forming by pathogenic bacteria such as Staphylococcus aureus …

Designing biodegradable PHA-based 3D scaffolds with antibiofilm properties for wound dressings: optimization of the microstructure/nanostructure

A Marcano, N Bou Haidar, S Marais… - ACS Biomaterials …, 2017 - ACS Publications
One major factor inhibiting natural wound-healing processes is infection through bacterial
biofilms, particularly in the case of chronic wounds. In this study, the micro/nanostructure of a …

Anti-biofilm activity of solvent-cast and electrospun polyhydroxyalkanoate membranes treated with lysozyme

AA Kehail, CJ Brigham - Journal of Polymers and the Environment, 2018 - Springer
Biofilms consist of groups of microorganisms that adhere to surfaces, such as wound and
implant surfaces, making it difficult to prevent or remove their formation by antibiotic …

Activated polyhydroxyalkanoate meshes prevent bacterial adhesion and biofilm development in regenerative medicine applications

S Piarali, L Marlinghaus, R Viebahn, H Lewis… - … in Bioengineering and …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Regenerative medicine has become an extremely valuable tool offering an alternative to
conventional therapies for the repair and regeneration of tissues. The re-establishment of …

Design of novel bioadhesive chitosan film loaded with bimetallic gold-silver nanoparticles for antibiofilm and wound healing activity

C Singh, AK Mehata, P Tiwari, A Setia… - Biomedical …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
Microbial infections and antibiotic resistance are among the leading causes of morbidity and
mortality worldwide. The bimetallic chitosan (CS)-capped gold-silver nanoparticles (CS …

Chronic wound healing: A specific antibiofilm protein-asymmetric release system

NB Haidar, S Marais, E Dé, A Schaumann… - Materials Science and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Chronic infection is a major cause of delayed wound-healing. It is recognized to be
associated with infectious bacterial communities called biofilms. Currently used …