[HTML][HTML] Antibacterial biohybrid nanofibers for wound dressings

S Homaeigohar, AR Boccaccini - Acta biomaterialia, 2020 - Elsevier
Globally, chronic wounds impose a notable burden to patients and healthcare systems.
Such skin wounds are readily subjected to bacteria that provoke inflammation and hence …

Antimicrobial synthetic and natural polymeric nanofibers as wound dressing: a review

S Parham, AZ Kharazi… - Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Since ancient times, wound dressings have experienced many significant improvements.
Evolution began using natural materials to merely cover wounds and advanced to used …

Fabrication of hybrid nanofibers from biopolymers and poly (Vinyl alcohol)/poly (ε-caprolactone) for wound dressing applications

S Alven, BA Aderibigbe - Polymers, 2021 - mdpi.com
The management of chronic wounds is challenging. The factors that impede wound healing
include malnutrition, diseases (such as diabetes, cancer), and bacterial infection. Most of the …

[HTML][HTML] Antimicrobial and anti-biofilm activities of bio-inspired nanomaterials for wound healing applications

R Arshad, M Razlansari, SM Hosseinikhah… - Drug Discovery …, 2023 - Elsevier
Highlights•We compare the efficacy of bioinspired nanomaterials with that of existing
conventional dressings.•We discuss the anti-microbial and anti-biofilms activities of …

[HTML][HTML] Bio-inspired crosslinking and matrix-drug interactions for advanced wound dressings with long-term antimicrobial activity

C Dhand, M Venkatesh, VA Barathi, S Harini, S Bairagi… - Biomaterials, 2017 - Elsevier
There is a growing demand for durable advanced wound dressings for the management of
persistent infections after deep burn injuries. Herein, we demonstrated the preparation of …

Simultaneous delivery of multiple antimicrobial agents by biphasic scaffolds for effective treatment of wound biofilms

Y Su, A McCarthy, SL Wong, RR Hollins… - Advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Biofilms pose a major challenge to control wound‐associated infections. Due to biofilm
impenetrability, traditional antimicrobial agents are often ineffective in combating biofilms …

Smart dressings based on nanostructured fibers containing natural origin antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, and regenerative compounds

V Andreu, G Mendoza, M Arruebo, S Irusta - Materials, 2015 - mdpi.com
A fast and effective wound healing process would substantially decrease medical costs,
wound care supplies, and hospitalization significantly improving the patients' quality of life …

Delivery of antibacterial agents for wound healing applications using polysaccharide-based scaffolds

H Nosrati, M Heydari, Z Tootiaei, S Ganjbar… - Journal of Drug Delivery …, 2023 - Elsevier
Skin is the first line of defense against pathogenic microorganisms. Any serious damage to
this organ can lead to bacterial invasion and wound infection. Such infections can cause not …

Recent advances in silver nanoparticles containing nanofibers for chronic wound management

G Sabarees, V Velmurugan, GP Tamilarasi… - Polymers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Infections are the primary cause of death from burns and diabetic wounds. The clinical
difficulty of treating wound infections with conventional antibiotics has progressively …

Efficient nanofibrous membranes for antibacterial wound dressing and UV protection

S Jiang, BC Ma, J Reinholz, Q Li, J Wang… - … applied materials & …, 2016 - ACS Publications
Materials with a hierarchical structure often demonstrate superior properties with combined
and even synergistic effects of multiple functions. Herein, we report the design of a new …