Cellulose: a fascinating biopolymer for hydrogel synthesis

S Bhaladhare, D Das - Journal of Materials Chemistry B, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
The growing environmental concerns and increasing demand for eco-friendly materials
have obliged researchers worldwide to explore naturally occurring biopolymers for potential …

[HTML][HTML] A review on polymeric hydrogel membranes for wound dressing applications: PVA-based hydrogel dressings

EA Kamoun, ERS Kenawy, X Chen - Journal of advanced research, 2017 - Elsevier
This review presents the past and current efforts with a brief description on the featured
properties of hydrogel membranes fabricated from biopolymers and synthetic ones for …

PVA-based hydrogels for tissue engineering: A review

A Kumar, SS Han - International journal of polymeric materials and …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT Poly (vinyl alcohol)(PVA) is a hydrophilic polymer with excellent biocompatibility
and has been applied in various biomedical areas due to its favorable properties. PVA …

[HTML][HTML] Crosslinked poly (vinyl alcohol) hydrogels for wound dressing applications: A review of remarkably blended polymers

EA Kamoun, X Chen, MSM Eldin… - Arabian Journal of …, 2015 - Elsevier
A series of excellent poly (vinyl alcohol)(PVA)/polymers blend hydrogel were reviewed using
different crosslinking types to obtain proper polymeric dressing materials, which have …

Recent advances on the development of wound dressings for diabetic foot ulcer treatment—A review

LIF Moura, AMA Dias, E Carvalho, HC de Sousa - Acta biomaterialia, 2013 - Elsevier
Diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs) are a chronic, non-healing complication of diabetes that lead to
high hospital costs and, in extreme cases, to amputation. Diabetic neuropathy, peripheral …

Electrospun starch nanofibers: Recent advances, challenges, and strategies for potential pharmaceutical applications

G Liu, Z Gu, Y Hong, L Cheng, C Li - Journal of Controlled Release, 2017 - Elsevier
Electrospun starch nanofibers have high porosity, extremely high specific surface area, and
biocompatible, biodegradable, and bioabsorbable properties. As a result, starch nanofibers …

[HTML][HTML] Poly (vinyl alcohol)-alginate physically crosslinked hydrogel membranes for wound dressing applications: characterization and bio-evaluation

EA Kamoun, ERS Kenawy, TM Tamer… - Arabian Journal of …, 2015 - Elsevier
PVA-sodium alginate (SA) hydrogel membranes containing sodium ampicillin as a topical
antibiotic were developed using the freeze–thawing method for wound dressing application …

Freeze–thaw-induced physically cross-linked superabsorbent polyvinyl alcohol/soy protein isolate hydrogels for skin wound dressing: In Vitro and in vivo …

N Varshney, AK Sahi, S Poddar… - … Applied Materials & …, 2022 - ACS Publications
In this work, polyvinyl alcohol (PVA)-and soy protein isolate (SPI)-based scaffolds were
prepared by physical cross-linking using the freeze–thaw method. The PVA/SPI ratio was …

Fabrication of electrospun poly (vinyl alcohol)/dextran nanofibers via emulsion process as drug delivery system: Kinetics and in vitro release study

AM Moydeen, MSA Padusha, EF Aboelfetoh… - International journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
A green electrospinning was used for the fabrication of PVA/Dex (dextran sulfate) nanofibers
as a carrier for drug delivery. Core-shell nanofibers were fabricated by emulsion …

[HTML][HTML] Physically crosslinked poly (vinyl alcohol)-hydroxyethyl starch blend hydrogel membranes: Synthesis and characterization for biomedical applications

ER Kenawy, EA Kamoun, MSM Eldin… - Arabian Journal of …, 2014 - Elsevier
Poly (vinyl alcohol), PVA is a polymer of great importance because of its many appealing
characteristics specifically for various pharmaceutical and biomedical applications …