Nanocellulose-based composite materials used in drug delivery systems

Y Huo, Y Liu, M Xia, H Du, Z Lin, B Li, H Liu - Polymers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Nanocellulose has lately emerged as one of the most promising “green” materials due to its
unique properties. Nanocellulose can be mainly divided into three types, ie, cellulose …

Advancement of biomaterial‐based postoperative adhesion barriers

AKS Chandel, A Shimizu… - Macromolecular …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Postoperative peritoneal adhesion (PPA) is a prevalent incidence that generally happens
during the healing process of traumatized tissues. It causes multiple severe complications …

Application of compatibilized polymer blends in biomedical fields

P Zarrintaj, MR Saeb, SH Jafari, M Mozafari - Compatibilization of polymer …, 2020 - Elsevier
Advanced biomaterials designed for tissue engineering are mostly precise polymers with
well-controlled surface and bulk properties. The need for extremely specific biomaterials …

[HTML][HTML] Atomic force microscopy (AFM) on biopolymers and hydrogels for biotechnological applications—Possibilities and limits

J Joshi, SV Homburg, A Ehrmann - Polymers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Atomic force microscopy (AFM) is one of the microscopic techniques with the highest lateral
resolution. It can usually be applied in air or even in liquids, enabling the investigation of a …

A comprehensive review of biopolymer fabrication in additive manufacturing processing for 3D-tissue-engineering scaffolds

N Arifin, I Sudin, NHA Ngadiman, MSA Ishak - Polymers, 2022 - mdpi.com
The selection of a scaffold-fabrication method becomes challenging due to the variety in
manufacturing methods, biomaterials and technical requirements. The design and …

pH sensitive pluronic acid/agarose-hydrogels as controlled drug delivery carriers: design, characterization and toxicity evaluation

M Aslam, K Barkat, NS Malik, MS Alqahtani, I Anjum… - Pharmaceutics, 2022 - mdpi.com
The objective of this study was to fabricate and evaluate a pH sensitive cross-linked
polymeric network through the free radical polymerization technique for the model drug …

Self-Assembly of Partially Alkylated Dextran-graft-poly[(2-dimethylamino)ethyl methacrylate] Copolymer Facilitating Hydrophobic/Hydrophilic Drug Delivery and …

AKS Chandel, B Nutan, IH Raval… - …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Key issues of injectable hydrogels are incapability of loading hydrophobic drugs due to
insolubility of drugs in aqueous prepolymer solution as well as in hydrogel matrix, and high …

Antimicrobial cost-effective transparent hydrogel films from renewable gum karaya/chitosan polysaccharides for modern wound dressings

E Drápalová, L Michlovská… - ACS Applied Polymer …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The newest trends in wound healing management and the development of the next
generation of dressings are pointing toward natural polymeric materials with important …

Synthesis of pH-sensitive cross-linked basil seed gum/acrylic acid hydrogels by free radical copolymerization technique for sustained delivery of captopril

SA Ghumman, S Noreen, H Hameed, MA Elsherif… - Gels, 2022 - mdpi.com
The pH-sensitive polymeric matrix of basil seed gum (BSG), with two different monomers,
such as acrylic acid (AA) and N, N-Methylene-bis-acrylamide (MBA), was selected to use in …

Polymeric Coatings and Antimicrobial Peptides as Efficient Systems for Treating Implantable Medical Devices Associated-Infections

I Negut, B Bita, A Groza - Polymers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Many infections are associated with the use of implantable medical devices. The excessive
utilization of antibiotic treatment has resulted in the development of antimicrobial resistance …