Significance: The regeneration of healthy and functional skin remains a huge challenge due
to its multilayer structure and the presence of different cell types within the extracellular …

Oral mucosal lesions have many etiologies, including viral or bacterial infections, local
trauma or irritation, systemic disorders, and even excessive alcohol and tobacco …

Burn wound healing is a complicated process including inflammation, re-epithelialization,
granulation, neovascularization and wound contraction. Several biochemicals are involved …

Engineering bioscaffolds for improved cutaneous tissue regeneration remains a healthcare
challenge. To help address this problem, we report on the fabrication and characterization of …

Historically, plant-based products have been the basis of medicine since before the advent
of modern Western medicine. Wound dressings made of honey, curcumin and other …

Background: Silver sulfadiazine (SSD) has been the standard topical antimicrobial for burn
wounds for decades. Recently, nanometer-sized silver particles are available which have …

In recent decades, there have been tremendous improvements in burn care that have
allowed patients to survive severe burn injuries that were once fatal. However, a major …

Ethnopharmacological relevance The use of medicinal plants in human health has been
documented since ancient times and they provide a useful source of new therapeutics. In …

A design of new nanocomposites of bacterial cellulose (BC) and betulin diphosphate (BDP)
pre-impregnated into the surface of zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO NPs) for the production of …

Background: Aloe vera has been used to treat wounds since ancient times. However, data
regarding the efficacy of aloe vera for burns and split-thickness skin graft donor sites are …