Recent advances in exploiting carrageenans as a versatile functional material for promising biomedical applications

F Liu, G Duan, H Yang - International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 2023 - Elsevier
Carrageenans are a group of biopolymers widely found in red seaweeds. Commercial
carrageenans have been traditionally used as emulsifiers, stabilizers, and thickening and …

Marine biopolymers as bioactive functional ingredients of electrospun nanofibrous scaffolds for biomedical applications

K Iliou, S Kikionis, E Ioannou, V Roussis - Marine Drugs, 2022 - mdpi.com
Marine biopolymers, abundantly present in seaweeds and marine animals, feature diverse
structures and functionalities, and possess a wide range of beneficial biological activities …

Expanding the repertoire of electrospinning: new and emerging biopolymers, techniques, and applications

LYC Madruga, MJ Kipper - Advanced Healthcare Materials, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Electrospinning has emerged as a versatile and accessible technology for fabricating
polymer fibers, particularly for biological applications. Natural polymers or biopolymers …

Biomimetic alginate-based electroconductive nanofibrous scaffolds for bone tissue engineering application

M Eskandani, H Derakhshankhah… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Novel electrically conductive nanofibrous scaffolds were designed and fabricated through
the grafting of aniline monomer onto a phenylamine-functionalized alginate (Alg-NH 2) …

Polysaccharide-based (kappa carrageenan/carboxymethyl chitosan) nanofibrous membrane loaded with antifibrinolytic drug for rapid hemostasis-in vitro and in vivo …

SS Salmasi, M Ehsani, M Zandi, M Saeed… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
This work aimed to establish a novel membrane consisting of hemostatic polysaccharides,
kappa-carrageenan (KC), and carboxymethyl chitosan (CMC) in tandem with polyvinyl …

[HTML][HTML] Fabrication and characterization of new levan@ cbd biocomposite sponges as potential materials in natural, non-toxic wound dressing applications

D Chelminiak-Dudkiewicz, M Machacek… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Wound healing is a complex process; therefore, new dressings are frequently required to
facilitate it. In this study, porous bacterial levan-based sponges containing cannabis oil …

One-pot preparation of hydrogel wound dressings from Bletilla Striata polysaccharide and polyurethane with dual network structure

T Chen, G Xu, J Bao, Y Huang, W Yang… - European Polymer …, 2022 - Elsevier
Hydrogel wound dressings integrating Bletilla Striata Polysaccharide (BSP) are promising in
clinical treatment because of their high hemostatic ability, high absorption to exudates …

Decellularized Liver Nanofibers Enhance and Stabilize the Long‐Term Functions of Primary Human Hepatocytes In Vitro

JS Liu, LYC Madruga, Y Yuan… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Owing to significant differences across species in liver functions, in vitro human liver models
are used for screening the metabolism and toxicity of compounds, modeling diseases, and …

Encapsulation of bioactives within electrosprayed κ-carrageenan nanoparticles

N Fani, MH Enayati, H Rostamabadi, SR Falsafi - Carbohydrate Polymers, 2022 - Elsevier
In this study, an electrospray synthesis approach was utilized in which a solution mixture of a
sensitive bioactive agent, d-limonene (DL, R-(+)-Limonene), and a nature-inspired polymer …

Multifunctional xyloglucan-containing electrospun nanofibrous dressings for accelerating infected wound healing

YL Zhang, C Wang, XQ Yuan, HH Yan, CB Li… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Preventing wound infection is a major challenge in biomedicine. Conventional wound
dressings often have poor moisturizing and antimicrobial properties unfavorable for wound …