A state of the art review on the synthesis, antibacterial, antioxidant, antidiabetic and tissue regeneration activities of zinc oxide nanoparticles

TA Singh, A Sharma, N Tejwan, N Ghosh, J Das… - Advances in Colloid and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Recently, zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnONPs) are gaining much interest of
nanobiotechnologists due to their profound biomedical applications. ZnONPs are used as …

Biodegradable antimicrobial food packaging: Trends and perspectives

L Motelica, D Ficai, A Ficai, OC Oprea, DA Kaya… - Foods, 2020 - mdpi.com
This review presents a perspective on the research trends and solutions from recent years in
the domain of antimicrobial packaging materials. The antibacterial, antifungal, and …

Chitosan based hydrogels and their applications for drug delivery in wound dressings: A review

H Hamedi, S Moradi, SM Hudson, AE Tonelli - Carbohydrate polymers, 2018 - Elsevier
Advanced development of chitosan hydrogels has led to new drug delivery systems that can
release their active ingredients in response to environmental stimuli. This review considers …

Antibacterial hydrogels

S Li, S Dong, W Xu, S Tu, L Yan, C Zhao… - Advanced …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Antibacterial materials are recognized as important biomaterials due to their effective
inhibition of bacterial infections. Hydrogels are 3D polymer networks crosslinked by either …

A review on chitosan and its nanocomposites in drug delivery

A Ali, S Ahmed - International journal of biological macromolecules, 2018 - Elsevier
Chitosan the second most abundant next to cellulose, naturally occurring amino
polysaccharide, derived as a deacetylated form of chitin. Its nontoxic, biocompatible …

Influence of the alcohols on the zno synthesis and its properties: The photocatalytic and antimicrobial activities

L Motelica, BS Vasile, A Ficai, AV Surdu, D Ficai… - Pharmaceutics, 2022 - mdpi.com
Zinc oxide (ZnO) nanomaterials are used in various health-related applications, from
antimicrobial textiles to wound dressing composites and from sunscreens to antimicrobial …

Antimicrobial hydrogels: promising materials for medical application

K Yang, Q Han, B Chen, Y Zheng, K Zhang… - International journal …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
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 …

Synthesis and applications of ZnO nanostructures (ZONSs): A review

MT Noman, N Amor, M Petru - Critical Reviews in Solid State and …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Zinc oxide (ZnO) based nanostructures have gained remarkable attention worldwide for their
photocatalytic activation behavior as a semi-conductor metal oxide photocatalyst in different …

Chitosan: A potential biopolymer for wound management

I Bano, M Arshad, T Yasin, MA Ghauri… - International journal of …, 2017 - Elsevier
It has been seen that slow healing and non-healing wounds conditions are treatable but still
challenging to humans. Wound dressing usually seeks for biocompatible and biodegradable …

Research progress on chitosan-zinc oxide nanocomposites fabrication, characterization, biomedical and environmental applications

A Sathiyaseelan, KV Naveen, X Zhang, K Han… - Coordination Chemistry …, 2023 - Elsevier
The fabrication of biodegradable and biocompatible chitosan (CS)-zinc oxide (ZnO)
nanocomposites (NCs) has produced novel nanomaterials with advanced properties that …