Chitosan-based biomaterials for tissue regeneration

Y Kim, Z Zharkinbekov, K Raziyeva, L Tabyldiyeva… - Pharmaceutics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Chitosan is a chitin-derived biopolymer that has shown great potential for tissue
regeneration and controlled drug delivery. It has numerous qualities that make it attractive …

Advances in growth factor delivery for bone tissue engineering

ÉR Oliveira, L Nie, D Podstawczyk… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Shortcomings related to the treatment of bone diseases and consequent tissue regeneration
such as transplants have been addressed to some extent by tissue engineering and …

Scaffolds for drug delivery and tissue engineering: The role of genetics

A Zielińska, J Karczewski, P Eder… - … Clinics and Research, 2023 - journals.lww.com
Scaffolds are implants commonly used to deliver cells, drugs, and genes into the body. Their
regular porous structure ensures the proper support for cell attachment, proliferation …

Chitosan-based scaffolds as drug delivery systems in bone tissue engineering

R Bharathi, SS Ganesh, G Harini, K Vatsala… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
The bone tissue engineering approach for treating large bone defects becomes necessary
when the tissue damage surpasses the threshold of the inherent regenerative ability of the …

[HTML][HTML] Research advances of nanomaterials for the acceleration of fracture healing

M Zhang, F Xu, J Cao, Q Dou, J Wang, J Wang… - Bioactive Materials, 2024 - Elsevier
The bone fracture cases have been increasing yearly, accompanied by the increased
number of patients experiencing non-union or delayed union after their bone fracture …

Chitosan, gelatin, and collagen hydrogels for bone regeneration

K Guillén-Carvajal, B Valdez-Salas, E Beltrán-Partida… - Polymers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Hydrogels are versatile biomaterials characterized by three-dimensional, cross-linked,
highly hydrated polymeric networks. These polymers exhibit a great variety of biochemical …

[HTML][HTML] Advances in the antimicrobial treatment of osteomyelitis

C Zhong, Y Wu, H Lin, R Liu - Composites Part B: Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
Osteomyelitis is a major complication of orthopedic diseases with high recurrence and
morbidity, along with long hospital stays and high medical costs. The conventional treatment …

Multifunctional composite hydrogels for bacterial capture, growth/elimination, and sensing applications

A Dsouza, C Constantinidou, TN Arvanitis… - … Applied Materials & …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Hydrogels are cross-linked networks of hydrophilic polymer chains with a three-dimensional
structure. Owing to their unique features, the application of hydrogels for …

Recent advances in the local antibiotics delivery systems for management of osteomyelitis

RK Wassif, M Elkayal, RN Shamma, SA Elkheshen - Drug delivery, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Chronic osteomyelitis is a challenging disease due to its serious rates of mortality and
morbidity while the currently available treatment strategies are suboptimal. In contrast to the …

Challenges and solutions in polymer drug delivery for bacterial biofilm treatment: a tissue-by-tissue account

K Kasza, P Gurnani, KR Hardie, M Camara… - Advanced drug delivery …, 2021 - Elsevier
To tackle the emerging antibiotic resistance crisis, novel antimicrobial approaches are
urgently needed. Bacterial communities (biofilms) are a particular concern in this context …