A review of current advancements for wound healing: Biomaterial applications and medical devices

X Deng, M Gould, MA Ali - Journal of Biomedical Materials …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Wound healing is a complex process that is critical in restoring the skin's barrier function.
This process can be interrupted by numerous diseases resulting in chronic wounds that …

Visible-light active titanium dioxide nanomaterials with bactericidal properties

C Liao, Y Li, SC Tjong - Nanomaterials, 2020 - mdpi.com
This article provides an overview of current research into the development, synthesis,
photocatalytic bacterial activity, biocompatibility and cytotoxic properties of various visible …

Antimicrobial synthetic and natural polymeric nanofibers as wound dressing: a review

S Parham, AZ Kharazi… - Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Since ancient times, wound dressings have experienced many significant improvements.
Evolution began using natural materials to merely cover wounds and advanced to used …

Morphological and mechanical properties of electrospun polycaprolactone scaffolds: Effect of applied voltage

LA Can-Herrera, AI Oliva, MAA Dzul-Cervantes… - Polymers, 2021 - mdpi.com
The aim of this work is to investigate the effect of the applied voltage on the morphological
and mechanical properties of electrospun polycaprolactone (PCL) scaffolds for potential use …

Functionalized antimicrobial nanofibers: Design criteria and recent advances

N Hamdan, A Yamin, SA Hamid, WKWA Khodir… - Journal of functional …, 2021 - mdpi.com
The rise of antibiotic resistance has become a major threat to human health and it is
spreading globally. It can cause common infectious diseases to be difficult to treat and leads …

Electrospinning through the prism of time

I Shepa, E Mudra, J Dusza - Materials Today Chemistry, 2021 - Elsevier
Electrospinning is a versatile and flexible technique for the preparation of ultrafine fibers.
The present study aims to provide a comprehensive overview of electrospinning, as a …

Design and engineering of magneto-responsive devices for cancer theranostics: Nano to macro perspective

PIP Soares, J Romao, R Matos, JC Silva… - Progress in Materials …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Design, research, and development of new and improved smart multifunctional
devices is one of the main topics in the advanced functional materials agenda for the next …

Nature-derived and synthetic additives to poly (ɛ-caprolactone) nanofibrous systems for biomedicine; an updated overview

S Homaeigohar, AR Boccaccini - Frontiers in Chemistry, 2022 - frontiersin.org
As a low cost, biocompatible, and bioresorbable synthetic polymer, poly (ɛ-
caprolactone)(PCL) is widely used for different biomedical applications including drug …

[HTML][HTML] Wearable Graphene-based smart face mask for Real-Time human respiration monitoring

HC Bidsorkhi, N Faramarzi, B Ali, LR Ballam… - Materials & Design, 2023 - Elsevier
After the pandemic of SARS-CoV-2, the use of face-masks is considered the most effective
way to prevent the spread of virus-containing respiratory fluid. As the virus targets the lungs …

Multilayer alginate–polycaprolactone electrospun membranes as skin wound patches with drug delivery abilities

A Dodero, M Alloisio, M Castellano… - ACS applied materials & …, 2020 - ACS Publications
A multilayer nanofibrous membrane consisting of a layer of polycaprolactone and one of
physically cross-linked alginate-embedding ZnO nanoparticles is prepared via …