Recent advances of chitosan formulations in biomedical applications

MAS Abourehab, S Pramanik, MA Abdelgawad… - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Chitosan, a naturally abundant cationic polymer, is chemically composed of cellulose-based
biopolymers derived by deacetylating chitin. It offers several attractive characteristics such …

[HTML][HTML] Chitosan based bioactive materials in tissue engineering applications-A review

MM Islam, M Shahruzzaman, S Biswas, MN Sakib… - Bioactive materials, 2020 - Elsevier
In recent years, there have been increasingly rapid advances of using bioactive materials in
tissue engineering applications. Bioactive materials constitute many different structures …

Use of polycaprolactone in corneal tissue engineering: A review

AOM Salehi, SH Keshel, F Sefat, L Tayebi - Materials Today …, 2021 - Elsevier
Corneal transplantation has been applied mainly for common corneal diseases. Although it
has been used formerly as a common treatment, it suffers some shortcomings such as the …

Degradation and characterisation of electrospun polycaprolactone (PCL) and poly (lactic-co-glycolic acid)(PLGA) scaffolds for vascular tissue engineering

M Bazgir, W Zhang, X Zhang, J Elies, M Saeinasab… - Materials, 2021 - mdpi.com
The current study aimed to evaluate the characteristics and the effects of degradation on the
structural properties of Poly (lactic-co-glycolic acid)(PLGA)-and polycaprolactone (PCL) …

Corneal stromal regeneration by hybrid oriented poly (ε-caprolactone)/lyophilized silk fibroin electrospun scaffold

AOM Salehi, MS Nourbakhsh, M Rafienia… - International Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Applying biological macromolecule like silk fibroin (SF) is a promising material for corneal
tissue engineering. However, designing an appropriate tissue-like construct to compensate …

Polysaccharides, as biological macromolecule-based scaffolding biomaterials in cornea tissue engineering: A review

Q Dong, D Wu, M Li, W Dong - Tissue and Cell, 2022 - Elsevier
Corneal-related diseases and injuries are the leading causes of vision loss, estimated to
affect over 10 million people worldwide. Currently, cadaveric corneal grafts are considered …

Biodegradable nanoparticle for cornea drug delivery: focus review

M Mobaraki, M Soltani, S Zare Harofte, E L. Zoudani… - Pharmaceutics, 2020 - mdpi.com
During recent decades, researchers all around the world have focused on the characteristic
pros and cons of the different drug delivery systems for cornea tissue change for sense …

Stem cell niche microenvironment

M Abdul-Al, GK Kyeremeh, M Saeinasab… - Bioengineering, 2021 - mdpi.com
The cornea comprises a pool of self-regenerating epithelial cells that are crucial to
preserving clarity and visibility. Limbal epithelial stem cells (LESCs), which live in a …

Recent developments and characterization techniques in 3D printing of corneal stroma tissue

S Ulag, E Uysal, T Bedir, M Sengor… - Polymers for …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Corneal stroma has a significant function in normal visual function. The corneal stroma is
vulnerable because of being the thickest part of the cornea, as it can be affected easily by …

The progress in corneal translational medicine

Z Hancox, SH Keshel, S Yousaf, M Saeinasab… - Biomaterials …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Cornea tissue is in high demand by tissue donation centres globally, and thus tissue
engineering cornea, which is the main topic of corneal translational medicine, can serve as …