Current development of biodegradable polymeric materials for biomedical applications

R Song, M Murphy, C Li, K Ting, C Soo… - Drug design …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
In the last half-century, the development of biodegradable polymeric materials for
biomedical applications has advanced significantly. Biodegradable polymeric materials are …

Wound dressings functionalized with silver nanoparticles: promises and pitfalls

K Kalantari, E Mostafavi, AM Afifi, Z Izadiyan… - Nanoscale, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Infections are the main reason why most people die from burns and diabetic wounds. The
clinical challenge for treating wound infections through traditional antibiotics has been …

Silver nanoparticle impregnated chitosan-PEG hydrogel enhances wound healing in diabetes induced rabbits

N Masood, R Ahmed, M Tariq, Z Ahmed… - International journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Non-healing wounds are among the serious complications of type-2-diabetes around the
globe, associated with high incidence of bacterial infection, chronic nerve and blood vessel …

Chitin and chitosan: structure, properties and applications in biomedical engineering

S Islam, MAR Bhuiyan, MN Islam - Journal of Polymers and the …, 2017 - Springer
Chitin and its deacetylated derivative chitosan are natural polymers composed of randomly
distributed β-(1-4)-linked d-glucosamine (deacetylated unit) and N-acetyl-d-glucosamine …

Recent advances on silver nanoparticle and biopolymer-based biomaterials for wound healing applications

SSD Kumar, NK Rajendran, NN Houreld… - International journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) are classified as metal-based nanoparticles and have gained
considerable attention amongst researchers in wound healing applications, owing to their …

Chitin and chitosan in selected biomedical applications

A Anitha, S Sowmya, PTS Kumar, S Deepthi… - Progress in polymer …, 2014 - Elsevier
Abstract Chitin (CT), the well-known natural biopolymer and chitosan (CS)(bio-based or
“artificial polymer”) are non-toxic, biodegradable and biocompatible in nature. The …

Biopolymer-based functional composites for medical applications

SB Park, E Lih, KS Park, YK Joung, DK Han - Progress in Polymer Science, 2017 - Elsevier
Over the last decade, numerous biopolymers have received more attention in medical
applications involving novel biomaterials because of their biocompatibility, biodegradability …

Enhanced antibacterial and wound healing activities of microporous chitosan-Ag/ZnO composite dressing

Z Lu, J Gao, Q He, J Wu, D Liang, H Yang… - Carbohydrate polymers, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract Nano Ag/ZnO hybrid material has been considered to be a promising
nanocomposites for biomedical application because it has enhanced antibacterial activity …

Novel asymmetric wettable AgNPs/chitosan wound dressing: in vitro and in vivo evaluation

D Liang, Z Lu, H Yang, J Gao… - ACS applied materials & …, 2016 - ACS Publications
A novel silver nanoparticles (AgNPs)/chitosan composite dressing with asymmetric
wettability surfaces was successfully prepared via a simple two-step method for biomedical …

Investigations on the antimicrobial activity and wound healing potential of ZnO nanoparticles

M Kaushik, R Niranjan, R Thangam, B Madhan… - Applied Surface …, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract Zinc Oxide (ZnO) nanoparticles are used in the field of nanomedicine. ZnO is non-
toxic and compatible with biological system. The major problem of wound is infections. The …