Natural polymers in wound healing: From academic studies to commercial products

M Tavakoli, S Labbaf, M Mirhaj, S Salehi… - Journal of Applied …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Natural biopolymers (carbohydrates and proteins) are the family of natural polymers that are
widely used in wound healing. This is due to their biocompatibility and their chemical …

Advancements in the fabrication technologies and biomaterials for small diameter vascular grafts: A fine-tuning of physicochemical and biological properties

M Shahriari-Khalaji, M Shafiq, H Cui, R Cao… - Applied Materials …, 2023 - Elsevier
Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are the leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide.
Autografts are gold-standard treatment options. However, their use is hampered by several …

[HTML][HTML] Angiogenesis, hemocompatibility and bactericidal effect of bioactive natural polymer‐based bilayer adhesive skin substitute for infected burned wound …

M Shahriari-Khalaji, M Sattar, R Cao, M Zhu - Bioactive Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
Thermal wounds are complex and lethal with irregular shapes, risk of infection, slow healing,
and large surface area. The mortality rate in patients with infected burns is twice that of non …

A 3D printed polylactic acid-Baghdadite nanocomposite scaffold coated with microporous chitosan-VEGF for bone regeneration applications

S Salehi, M Tavakoli, M Mirhaj, J Varshosaz… - Carbohydrate …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Three-dimensional (3D) printing technology has become an advanced approach for
fabricating patient-specific scaffolds with complex geometric shapes to replace damaged or …

A flexible and hemostatic chitosan, polyvinyl alcohol, carbon dot nanocomposite sponge for wound dressing application

R Shakiba-Marani, H Ehtesabi - International Journal of Biological …, 2023 - Elsevier
For decades, wound healing has been the focus of many researchers around the world, and
their final objective is the development of effective approaches capable of accelerating the …

PDGF and VEGF-releasing bi-layer wound dressing made of sodium tripolyphosphate crosslinked gelatin-sponge layer and a carrageenan nanofiber layer

M Alizadeh, S Salehi, M Tavakoli, M Mirhaj… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
The use of dressings is one of the most common methods for wound treatment. Since most
single-layer dressings cannot mimic the hierarchical structure of the skin well, multi-layer …

Photon-driven bactericidal performance of surface-modified TiO 2 nanofibers

M Shahriari-Khalaji, F Zabihi, A Bahi… - Journal of Materials …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Visible-light-responsive graphite-embedded titanium dioxide nanofibers (G-TiO2 NFs),
prepared by electrospinning and post-treatment with rhodizonic acid (RhA), show biocidal …

Fabrication of fibrin/polyvinyl alcohol scaffolds for skin tissue engineering via emulsion templating

G Zhou, J Zhu, C Inverarity, Y Fang, Z Zhang, H Ye… - Polymers, 2023 - mdpi.com
In the search for a novel and scalable skin scaffold for wound healing and tissue
regeneration, we fabricated a class of fibrin/polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) scaffolds using an …

The fabrication strategies for chitosan/poly (vinyl pyrrolidone) based hydrogels and their biomedical applications: A focused review

M Asim Raza, K Shahzad, S Dutt Purohit… - Polymer-Plastics …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Chitosan (CS) and poly (vinyl pyrrolidone)(PVP) blend provide enhanced mechanical
properties, biocompatibility, stability, antimicrobial properties, and versatility in fabrication …

Natural vs Synthetic Polymers: How Do They Communicate with Cells for Skin Regeneration—A Review

J Elango, C Zamora-Ledezma… - Journal of Composites …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Modern research has evolved several approaches toward skin regeneration and one of the
novel concerns is the use of polymer-based systems due to their excellent beneficial …