Preparation of alginate-based biomaterials and their applications in biomedicine

H Zhang, J Cheng, Q Ao - Marine Drugs, 2021 - mdpi.com
Alginates are naturally occurring polysaccharides extracted from brown marine algae and
bacteria. Being biocompatible, biodegradable, non-toxic and easy to gel, alginates can be …

Alginate in wound dressings

BA Aderibigbe, B Buyana - Pharmaceutics, 2018 - mdpi.com
Alginate is a biopolymer used in a variety of biomedical applications due to its favourable
properties, such as biocompatibility and non-toxicity. It has been particularly attractive in …

Recent advancements in biopolymer and metal nanoparticle-based materials in diabetic wound healing management

V Vijayakumar, SK Samal, S Mohanty… - International Journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Currently, diabetes mellitus (DM) accelerated diabetic foot ulcer (DFU) remains vivacious
health problem related with delayed healing and high amputation rates which leads to …

Perspective on the application of medicinal plants and natural products in wound healing: A mechanistic review

O Yazarlu, M Iranshahi, HRK Kashani… - Pharmacological …, 2021 - Elsevier
Wound is defined as any injury to the body such as damage to the epidermis of the skin and
disturbance to its normal anatomy and function. Since ancient times, the importance of …

Polysaccharide-based nanofibers for pharmaceutical and biomedical applications: A review

S Priya, U Batra, RN Samshritha, S Sharma… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Nanofibers are fibrous nanocarriers that can be synthesized from natural polymers, synthetic
polymers, semiconducting materials, composite materials, and carbon-based materials …

[HTML][HTML] Antibacterial smart hydrogels: New hope for infectious wound management

ZA Ahovan, Z Esmaeili, BS Eftekhari, S Khosravimelal… - Materials Today Bio, 2022 - Elsevier
Millions of people die annually due to uncured wound infections. Healthcare systems incur
high costs to treat wound infections. Tt is predicted to become more challenging due to the …

An up‐to‐date review on alginate nanoparticles and nanofibers for biomedical and pharmaceutical applications

A Dodero, S Alberti, G Gaggero… - Advanced Materials …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Alginate is a naturally occurring polysaccharide commonly derived from brown algae cell
walls which possesses unique features that make it extremely promising for several …

[HTML][HTML] Polysaccharide electrospun nanofibers for wound healing applications

G Tan, L Wang, W Pan, K Chen - International Journal of …, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
As a type of biological macromolecule, natural polysaccharides have been widely used in
wound healing due to their low toxicity, good biocompatibility, degradability and …

Development of active food packaging via incorporation of biopolymeric nanocarriers containing essential oils

A Rehman, SM Jafari, RM Aadil, E Assadpour… - Trends in Food Science …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Background Essential oils (EOs) have received much attention owing to their
remarkable biological activities and health promoting benefits, but they are easily oxidized …

Marine-derived polysaccharides and their therapeutic potential in wound healing application-A review

M Kumar, D Kumar, Y Garg, S Mahmood… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Polysaccharides originating from marine sources have been studied as potential material for
use in wound dressings because of their desirable characteristics of biocompatibility …