Advancements in nanofibers for wound dressing: A review

RS Ambekar, B Kandasubramanian - European Polymer Journal, 2019 - Elsevier
Chronic wound healing is an intricate time-consuming process (healing time∼ 12 weeks),
susceptible to external biological attack such as bacteria (eg E. coli, B. subtilis, S. aureus …

A summary of electrospun nanofibers as drug delivery system: Drugs loaded and biopolymers used as matrices

EJ Torres-Martínez, JM Cornejo Bravo… - Current drug …, 2018 - ingentaconnect.com
Recently, electrospun polymeric nanofibers have proven to be an interesting strategy for
drug delivery systems application. The high surface-to-volume ratio of the fibers can improve …

Advances in drug delivery via electrospun and electrosprayed nanomaterials

M Zamani, MP Prabhakaran… - International journal of …, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Electrohydrodynamic (EHD) techniques refer to procedures that utilize electrostatic forces to
fabricate fibers or particles of different shapes with sizes in the nano-range to a few microns …

A review of the effect of processing variables on the fabrication of electrospun nanofibers for drug delivery applications

V Pillay, C Dott, YE Choonara, C Tyagi… - Journal of …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Electrospinning is a fast emerging technique for producing ultrafine fibers by utilizing
electrostatic repulsive forces. The technique has gathered much attention due to the …

Composite poly (vinyl alcohol)/poly (vinyl acetate) electrospun nanofibrous mats as a novel wound dressing matrix for controlled release of drugs

M Jannesari, J Varshosaz, M Morshed… - International journal of …, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
The aim of this study was to develop novel biomedicated nanofiber electrospun mats for
controlled drug release, especially drug release directly to an injury site to accelerate wound …

Electrospun polyvinyl-alcohol nanofibers as oral fast-dissolving delivery system of caffeine and riboflavin

X Li, MA Kanjwal, L Lin, IS Chronakis - Colloids and Surfaces B …, 2013 - Elsevier
Fast-dissolving drug delivery systems were prepared by electrospinning using polyvinyl
alcohol (PVA) as the filament-forming polymer and drug carrier. Caffeine and riboflavin were …

Applications of electrospun nanofibers

J Fang, HT Niu, T Lin, XG Wang - Chinese science bulletin, 2008 - Springer
Polymeric nanofiber non-woven materials produced by electrospinning have extremely high
surface-to-mass (or volume) ratio and a porous structure with excellent pore …

Electrospun matrices for localized drug delivery: current technologies and selected biomedical applications

AJ Meinel, O Germershaus, T Luhmann… - European Journal of …, 2012 - Elsevier
Electrospinning allows for the preparation of unique matrices with nano-to micrometer sized
fibers using diverse materials and numerous fabrication techniques. A variety of post …

Electrospun fibers as a dressing material for drug and biological agent delivery in wound healing applications

M Gizaw, J Thompson, A Faglie, SY Lee… - Bioengineering, 2018 - mdpi.com
Wound healing is a complex tissue regeneration process that promotes the growth of new
tissue to provide the body with the necessary barrier from the outside environment. In the …

Polyvinyl alcohol/chitosan single-layered and polyvinyl alcohol/chitosan/eudragit rl100 multi-layered electrospun nanofibers as an ocular matrix for the controlled …

S Mirzaeei, S Taghe, K Asare-Addo, A Nokhodchi - AAPS PharmSciTech, 2021 - Springer
A novel nanofiber insert was prepared with a modified electrospinning method to enhance
the ocular residence time of ofloxacin (OFX) and to provide a sustained release pattern by …