Natural polymers are complex organic molecules that occur in the natural environment and
have not been subjected to artificial synthesis. They are frequently encountered in various …

Both inorganic and polymeric membranes have been widely applied for antimicrobial
applications. However, these membranes exhibit low biocompatibility, weak …

Infections are the main reason why most people die from burns and diabetic wounds. The
clinical challenge for treating wound infections through traditional antibiotics has been …

Huge amounts of chitin and chitosans can be found in the biosphere as important
constituents of the exoskeleton of many organisms and as waste by worldwide seafood …

Wound healing is an unmet therapeutic challenge among medical society since wound
assessment and management is a complex procedure including several factors playing …

The attention to polymer-based biomaterials, for instance, chitosan and its derivatives, as
well as the techniques for using them in numerous scientific domains, is continuously rising …

Some of the currently used wound dressings have interesting features such as excellent
porosity, good water-absorbing capacity, moderate water vapor transmission rate, high drug …

Since antiquity, silver-based therapies have been used in wound healing, wound care and
management of infections to provide adequate healing. These therapies are associated with …

The healing of defected skin tissue is a complex process, especially for chronic wounds.
Poor healing of these wounds may cause extensive suffering and high cost for patients …

The treatment of wounds is expensive and challenging. Most of the available wound
dressings are not effective and suffer from limitations such as poor antimicrobial activity …