The focus in the field of biomedical engineering has shifted in recent years to biodegradable
polymers and, in particular, polyesters. Dozens of polyester-based medical devices are …

Phlorotannins are polyphenolic compounds that are exclusively derived from marine brown
algae. The molecular structure of phlorotannins with numerous phenol rings endows them …

Starch is an attractive polymer for wound healing applications because of its wide
availability, low cost, biocompatibility, biodegradability and wound-healing property. Here …

Smart nanomaterials activated by light is one of the most exciting strategies to control the
release of substances in varied environments. Here we developed a smart nanomaterial …

In this work, polymeric and bioactive glass (BG)-modified composite films were successfully
loaded with polyphenols (PPh) extracted from sage. It was hypothesized that PPh, alone and …

Scaffold-based tissue engineering approaches have been commonly used for skin
regeneration or wound healings caused by diseases or trauma. For an ideal complete …

The similarities of electrospun fibers with the skin extracellular matrix (ECM) make them
promising structures for advanced wound dressings. Moreover, infection and resistance in …

Natural phenol polymers are widely represented in nature and include a variety of classes
including tannins and lignins as the most prominent. Largely consumed foods are rich …

Over the last four decades, additive manufacturing has established itself as a cost-effective,
on-demand method for fabricating geometrically complicated structures. Tissue engineering …

The extractives contained in wood are compounds with a very high added value in various
fields (eg, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, agri-food). These extractives can be classified into …