Polymer-based wound dressing materials loaded with bioactive agents: Potential materials for the treatment of diabetic wounds

S Alven, S Peter, Z Mbese, BA Aderibigbe - Polymers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Diabetic wounds are severe injuries that are common in patients that suffer from diabetes.
Most of the presently employed wound dressing scaffolds are inappropriate for treating …

[HTML][HTML] Cellulose nanocrystal based composites: A review

J Shojaeiarani, DS Bajwa, S Chanda - Composites Part C: Open Access, 2021 - Elsevier
Cellulose nanocrystals (CNC) have received much attention as renewable, biodegradable,
nontoxic, and low-cost nanomaterials with some remarkable properties. Desirable …

Biomedical applications and bioavailability of curcumin—An updated overview

SI Sohn, A Priya, B Balasubramaniam… - Pharmaceutics, 2021 - mdpi.com
Curcumin, a yellow-colored molecule derived from the rhizome of Curcuma longa, has been
identified as the bioactive compound responsible for numerous pharmacological activities of …

[HTML][HTML] Nanocellulose, a versatile platform: From the delivery of active molecules to tissue engineering applications

TV Patil, DK Patel, SD Dutta, K Ganguly, TS Santra… - Bioactive materials, 2022 - Elsevier
Nanocellulose, a biopolymer, has received wide attention from researchers owing to its
superior physicochemical properties, such as high mechanical strength, low density …

Antimicrobial potential of curcumin: therapeutic potential and challenges to clinical applications

Y Hussain, W Alam, H Ullah, M Dacrema, M Daglia… - Antibiotics, 2022 - mdpi.com
Curcumin is a bioactive compound that is extracted from Curcuma longa and that is known
for its antimicrobial properties. Curcuminoids are the main constituents of curcumin that …

Electrospun chitosan membranes containing bioactive and therapeutic agents for enhanced wound healing

R Augustine, SRU Rehman, R Ahmed, AA Zahid… - International journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Electrospinning is one of the most promising techniques for generating porous, nonwoven,
and submicron fiber-based membranes for various applications such as catalysis, sensing …

Production of nanocellulose and its applications in drug delivery: A critical review

S Salimi, R Sotudeh-Gharebagh… - ACS sustainable …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Nanocellulose, as a promising natural material, has recently received much attention
because of its remarkable features including recyclability, biocompatibility, low risk of …

Acute inflammation in tissue healing

AM Soliman, DR Barreda - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
There are well-established links between acute inflammation and successful tissue repair
across evolution. Innate immune reactions contribute significantly to pathogen clearance …

Curcumin delivery mediated by bio-based nanoparticles: a review

M Moballegh Nasery, B Abadi, D Poormoghadam… - Molecules, 2020 - mdpi.com
Todays, nano-pharmaceutics is emerging as an important field of science to develop and
improve efficacy of different drugs. Although nutraceuticals are currently being utilized in the …

Polymer-based materials loaded with curcumin for wound healing applications

S Alven, X Nqoro, BA Aderibigbe - Polymers, 2020 - mdpi.com
Some of the currently used wound dressings have interesting features such as excellent
porosity, good water-absorbing capacity, moderate water vapor transmission rate, high drug …