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 …

Wound healing is a complex process that is critical in restoring the skin's barrier function.
This process can be interrupted by numerous diseases resulting in chronic wounds that …

As one of the long-established and necessary medical devices, surgical sutures play an
essentially important role in the closing and healing of damaged tissues and organs …

The mechanical properties of electrospun fibers play an important role in determining their
applications. Most of the reported literature measures the mechanical properties of …

Electrospun nanofibers represent a novel class of materials that show great potential in
many biomedical applications including biosensing, regenerative medicine, tissue …

Poly (lactic acid)(PLA) is an aliphatic polyester that can be derived from natural and
renewable resources. Owing to favorable features, such as biocompatibility …

With the increasing demand for wound healing around the world, the level of medical
equipment is also increasing, but sutures are still the preferred medical equipment for …

Skin is the outermost covering of the human body and at the same time the largest organ
comprising 15% of body weight and 2 m2 surface area. Skin plays a key role as a barrier …

The application of polymer fibers has rocketed to unimaginable heights in recent years and
occupies every corner of our day-to-day life, from knitted protective textile clothes to buzzing …

Effective wound management is important, as millions of people suffer traumatic injuries and
surgical operations annually. Proper wound closure is essential for the structural and …