Functional hydrogels as wound dressing to enhance wound healing

Y Liang, J He, B Guo - ACS nano, 2021 - ACS Publications
Hydrogels, due to their excellent biochemical and mechnical property, have shown attractive
advantages in the field of wound dressings. However, a comprehensive review of the …

Recent advances in carboxymethyl chitosan-based materials for biomedical applications

Y Geng, H Xue, Z Zhang, AC Panayi, S Knoedler… - Carbohydrate …, 2023 - Elsevier
Chitosan (CS) and its derivatives have been applied extensively in the biomedical field
owing to advantageous characteristics including biodegradability, biocompatibility …

Recent developments in chitosan hydrogels carrying natural bioactive compounds

NHN Do, QT Truong, PK Le, AC Ha - Carbohydrate Polymers, 2022 - Elsevier
Chitosan hydrogel is a smart and highly applicable drug delivery carrier because of its
nature, biocompatibility, biodegradability, and ability to encapsulate, carry and release the …

Alginate hydrogel dressings for advanced wound management

M Zhang, X Zhao - International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 2020 - Elsevier
Wound healing is a complicated and continuous process affected by several factors, and it
needs an appropriate surrounding to achieve accelerated healing. At present, various …

A review of curcumin and its derivatives as anticancer agents

MA Tomeh, R Hadianamrei, X Zhao - International journal of molecular …, 2019 - mdpi.com
Cancer is the second leading cause of death in the world and one of the major public health
problems. Despite the great advances in cancer therapy, the incidence and mortality rates of …

Carboxymethyl chitosan: Properties and biomedical applications

Z Shariatinia - International journal of biological macromolecules, 2018 - Elsevier
Chitosan (CS) derivatives are widely used in various biomedical applications due to their
unique properties like biocompatibility, mucoadhesion, non-toxicity and capability to form …

Nanocurcumin: A promising candidate for therapeutic applications

A Karthikeyan, N Senthil, T Min - Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Curcuma longa is an important medicinal plant and a spice in Asia. Curcumin
(diferuloylmethane) is a hydrophobic bioactive ingredient found in a rhizome of the C. longa …

Multifunctional hydrogels for the healing of diabetic wounds

T Xiang, Q Guo, L Jia, T Yin, W Huang… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The healing of diabetic wounds is hindered by various factors, including bacterial infection,
macrophage dysfunction, excess proinflammatory cytokines, high levels of reactive oxygen …

Hydrogels based on Schiff base linkages for biomedical applications

J Xu, Y Liu, S Hsu - Molecules, 2019 - mdpi.com
Schiff base, an important family of reaction in click chemistry, has received significant
attention in the formation of self-healing hydrogels in recent years. Schiff base reversibly …

A functional chitosan-based hydrogel as a wound dressing and drug delivery system in the treatment of wound healing

H Liu, C Wang, C Li, Y Qin, Z Wang, F Yang, Z Li… - RSC …, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
Functional active wound dressings are expected to provide a moist wound environment,
offer protection from secondary infections, remove wound exudate and accelerate tissue …