The treatment of skin wounds is a key research domain owing to the important functional
and aesthetic role of this tissue. When the skin is impaired, bacteria can soon infiltrate into …

Antibacterial materials are recognized as important biomaterials due to their effective
inhibition of bacterial infections. Hydrogels are 3D polymer networks crosslinked by either …

Skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs) have high rates of morbidity and mortality associated.
Despite the successful treatment of some SSTIs, those affecting the subcutaneous tissue …

Alginate is a biopolymer used in a variety of biomedical applications due to its favourable
properties, such as biocompatibility and non-toxicity. It has been particularly attractive in …

Recently, many scientists and polymer engineers have been working on eco-friendly
materials for starch-based food packaging purposes, which are based on biopolymers, due …

Hydrogel-based wound dressings are one of the most promising materials in wound care,
fulfilling important dressing requirements, including:(a) keeping the wound moist whilst …

Background Biodegradable packaging from natural biopolymers can be further enhanced
with antimicrobial and antioxidant agents to form active packaging. Scope and approach …

Hemostatic materials are of great importance in medicine. However, their successful
implementation is still challenging as it depends on two, often counteracting, attributes; …

Advanced therapeutic dressings that take active part in wound healing to achieve rapid and
complete healing of chronic wounds is of current research interest. There is a desire for …

The rapid emergence of antibiotic resistance in pathogenic microbes is becoming an
imminent global public health problem. Local application of antibiotics might be a solution. In …