A comparative review of natural and synthetic biopolymer composite scaffolds

MSB Reddy, D Ponnamma, R Choudhary… - Polymers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Tissue engineering (TE) and regenerative medicine integrate information and technology
from various fields to restore/replace tissues and damaged organs for medical treatments …

Application of functionalized chitosan in food: A review

Y Chen, Y Liu, Q Dong, C Xu, S Deng, Y Kang… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Environmental and sustainability issues have received increasing attention in recent years.
As a natural biopolymer, chitosan has been developed as a sustainable alternative to …

Novel trends in hydrogel development for biomedical applications: A review

P Sánchez-Cid, M Jiménez-Rosado, A Romero… - Polymers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Nowadays, there are still numerous challenges for well-known biomedical applications,
such as tissue engineering (TE), wound healing and controlled drug delivery, which must be …

Chitosan: A review on properties, biological activities and recent progress in biomedical applications

A Harugade, AP Sherje, A Pethe - Reactive and Functional Polymers, 2023 - Elsevier
Chitosan is a naturally occurring amino polysaccharide obtained by deacetylation of chitin
and is second most commonly used natural polymer. Its non-toxic, biocompatibility and …

Functionalized hydrogel-based wearable gas and humidity sensors

Y Luo, J Li, Q Ding, H Wang, C Liu, J Wu - Nano-Micro Letters, 2023 - Springer
Breathing is an inherent human activity; however, the composition of the air we inhale and
gas exhale remains unknown to us. To address this, wearable vapor sensors can help …

Recent progressions in biomedical and pharmaceutical applications of chitosan nanoparticles: A comprehensive review

EM Khalaf, NA Abood, RZ Atta… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Nowadays, the most common approaches in the prognosis, diagnosis, and treatment of
diseases are along with undeniable limitations. Thus, the ever-increasing need for using …

Chitosan based materials in cosmetic applications: A review

K Kulka, A Sionkowska - Molecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
This review provides a report on the properties and recent advances in the application of
chitosan and chitosan-based materials in cosmetics. Chitosan is a polysaccharide that can …

Recent advances of emerging green chitosan-based biomaterials with potential biomedical applications: A review

A Khan, KA Alamry - Carbohydrate Research, 2021 - Elsevier
Chitosan is the most abundant natural biopolymer, after cellulose. It is mainly derived from
the fungi, shrimp's shells, and exoskeleton of crustaceans, through the deacetylation of …

Smart 3D printed hydrogel skin wound bandages: a review

F Tsegay, M Elsherif, H Butt - Polymers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Wounds are a major health concern affecting the lives of millions of people. Some wounds
may pass a threshold diameter to become unrecoverable by themselves. These wounds …

Chitosan-based scaffolds as drug delivery systems in bone tissue engineering

R Bharathi, SS Ganesh, G Harini, K Vatsala… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
The bone tissue engineering approach for treating large bone defects becomes necessary
when the tissue damage surpasses the threshold of the inherent regenerative ability of the …