ZnO nanostructured materials and their potential applications: progress, challenges and perspectives

S Raha, M Ahmaruzzaman - Nanoscale Advances, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Extensive research in nanotechnology has been conducted to investigate new behaviours
and properties of materials with nanoscale dimensions. ZnO NPs owing to their distinct …

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 …

Rational design of immunomodulatory hydrogels for chronic wound healing

M Kharaziha, A Baidya, N Annabi - Advanced Materials, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
With all the advances in tissue engineering for construction of fully functional skin tissue,
complete regeneration of chronic wounds is still challenging. Since immune reaction to the …

Chitosan: a natural biopolymer with a wide and varied range of applications

CP Jiménez-Gómez, JA Cecilia - Molecules, 2020 - mdpi.com
Although chitin is of the most available biopolymers on Earth its uses and applications are
limited due to its low solubility. The deacetylation of chitin leads to chitosan. This biopolymer …

Antibacterial adhesive injectable hydrogels with rapid self-healing, extensibility and compressibility as wound dressing for joints skin wound healing

J Qu, X Zhao, Y Liang, T Zhang, PX Ma, B Guo - Biomaterials, 2018 - Elsevier
Designing wound dressing materials with outstanding therapeutic effects, self-healing,
adhesiveness and suitable mechanical property has great practical significance in …

Polymer-based wound dressing materials loaded with bioactive agents: Potential materials for the treatment of diabetic wounds

S Alven, S Peter, Z Mbese, BA Aderibigbe - Polymers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Diabetic wounds are severe injuries that are common in patients that suffer from diabetes.
Most of the presently employed wound dressing scaffolds are inappropriate for treating …

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 …

Anti-oxidant electroactive and antibacterial nanofibrous wound dressings based on poly (ε-caprolactone)/quaternized chitosan-graft-polyaniline for full-thickness skin …

J He, Y Liang, M Shi, B Guo - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2020 - Elsevier
Developing a novel nanofibrous wound dressing with multi-functional properties, integrating
suitable mechanical property, electroactivity, anti-oxidant and inherent antibacterial activity …

Properties of zinc oxide nanoparticles and their activity against microbes

KS Siddiqi, A ur Rahman, null Tajuddin… - Nanoscale research …, 2018 - Springer
Zinc oxide is an essential ingredient of many enzymes, sun screens, and ointments for pain
and itch relief. Its microcrystals are very efficient light absorbers in the UVA and UVB region …

Antibacterial hydrogels

S Li, S Dong, W Xu, S Tu, L Yan, C Zhao… - Advanced …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Antibacterial materials are recognized as important biomaterials due to their effective
inhibition of bacterial infections. Hydrogels are 3D polymer networks crosslinked by either …