Chitosan: A review of molecular structure, bioactivities and interactions with the human body and micro-organisms

SG Kou, L Peters, M Mucalo - Carbohydrate Polymers, 2022 - Elsevier
Chitosan has many desirable attributes eg antimicrobial properties and promoting wound
healing, and is used in various applications. This article first discusses how degree of …

Chitosan hydrogels for sustained drug delivery

S Peers, A Montembault, C Ladavière - Journal of Controlled Release, 2020 - Elsevier
Sustainable and controlled delivery of drugs is at the centre of a huge amount of undertaken
researches. The ability of hydrogels, high water content materials, to achieve a local and …

Chitosan based hydrogels and their applications for drug delivery in wound dressings: A review

H Hamedi, S Moradi, SM Hudson, AE Tonelli - Carbohydrate polymers, 2018 - Elsevier
Advanced development of chitosan hydrogels has led to new drug delivery systems that can
release their active ingredients in response to environmental stimuli. This review considers …

Electrospinning of natural polymers for the production of nanofibres for wound healing applications

ADJ Bombin, NJ Dunne, HO McCarthy - Materials Science and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Wound healing is a highly regulated process composed of four overlapping phases:(1)
coagulation/haemostasis,(2) inflammation,(3) proliferation and (4) remodelling …

An overview of extrusion-based bioprinting with a focus on induced shear stress and its effect on cell viability

S Boularaoui, G Al Hussein, KA Khan, N Christoforou… - Bioprinting, 2020 - Elsevier
Three dimensional bioprinting is an emerging fabrication technique in the field of tissue
engineering. Extrusion-based bioprinting is one of the widely employed biofabrication …

Recent advances in natural polymer-based drug delivery systems

X Tong, W Pan, T Su, M Zhang, W Dong, X Qi - Reactive and Functional …, 2020 - Elsevier
Natural polymers have been extensively explored as the vehicles for encapsulation and
delivery of drugs and other bioactive molecules, which have attracted tremendous attention …

Cationic, anionic and neutral polysaccharides for skin tissue engineering and wound healing applications

H Nosrati, M Khodaei, Z Alizadeh… - International journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Today, chronic wound care and management can be regarded as a clinically critical issue.
However, the limitations of current approaches for wound healing have encouraged …

[HTML][HTML] A systematic review of natural products for skin applications: Targeting inflammation, wound healing, and photo-aging

A Fernandes, PM Rodrigues, M Pintado, FK Tavaria - Phytomedicine, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Every day the skin is constantly exposed to several harmful factors that induce
oxidative stress. When the cells are incapable to maintain the balance between antioxidant …

Future prospects for scaffolding methods and biomaterials in skin tissue engineering: a review

AA Chaudhari, K Vig, DR Baganizi, R Sahu… - International journal of …, 2016 - mdpi.com
Over centuries, the field of regenerative skin tissue engineering has had several
advancements to facilitate faster wound healing and thereby restoration of skin. Skin tissue …

Biopolymers: Applications in wound healing and skin tissue engineering

TG Sahana, PD Rekha - Molecular biology reports, 2018 - Springer
Wound is a growing healthcare challenge affecting several million worldwide. Lifestyle
disorders such as diabetes increases the risk of wound complications. Effective …