Protein-based nanohydrogels for bioactive delivery

S Chander, GT Kulkarni, N Dhiman… - Frontiers in Chemistry, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Hydrogels possess a unique three-dimensional, cross-linked network of polymers capable
of absorbing large amounts of water and biological fluids without dissolving. Nanohydrogels …

Electrospun polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) hydrogels containing hydroxycinnamic acid derivatives as potential wound dressings

M Contardi, D Kossyvaki, P Picone, M Summa… - Chemical Engineering …, 2021 - Elsevier
Polyvinylpyrrolidone (commonly known as povidone or PVP) rapidly dissolves in water. This
significantly hinders its use in sustained release formulations developed for the biomedical …

Research progress on albumin-based hydrogels: Properties, preparation methods, types and its application for antitumor-drug delivery and tissue engineering

R Meng, H Zhu, P Deng, M Li, Q Ji, H He… - … in Bioengineering and …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Albumin is derived from blood plasma and is the most abundant protein in blood plasma,
which has good mechanical properties, biocompatibility and degradability, so albumin is an …

Biodegradable zein-based biocomposite films for underwater delivery of curcumin reduce thermal stress effects in corals

M Contardi, M Fadda, V Isa, YD Louis… - … Applied Materials & …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Massive coral bleaching episodes induced by thermal stress are one of the first causes of
coral death worldwide. Overproduction of reactive oxygen species (ROS) has been …

3D printable, injectable amyloid-based composite hydrogel of bovine serum albumin and aloe vera for rapid diabetic wound healing

K Naik, P Singh, M Yadav, SK Srivastava… - Journal of Materials …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Protein-based biomaterials, particularly amyloids, have sparked considerable scientific
interest in recent years due to their exceptional mechanical strength, excellent …

Gel properties of heat-induced transparent hydrogels from ovalbumin by acylation modifications

G Hu, M Ma, Z Batool, L Sheng, Z Cai, Y Liu, Y Jin - Food Chemistry, 2022 - Elsevier
In this paper, the effects of acylation modification on the gel behavior of ovalbumin (OVA)
under heating induction have been investigated. From the obtained results, the acylated …

Photoresponsive hydrogels with photoswitchable mechanical properties allow time-resolved analysis of cellular responses to matrix stiffening

IN Lee, O Dobre, D Richards, C Ballestrem… - … applied materials & …, 2018 - ACS Publications
As cell function and phenotype can be directed by the mechanical characteristics of the
surrounding matrix, hydrogels have become important platforms for cell culture systems, with …

Synthesis and characterization of photocrosslinkable albumin-based hydrogels for biomedical applications

D Lantigua, MA Nguyen, X Wu, S Suvarnapathaki… - Soft Matter, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Protein-based biomaterials are widely used to generate three-dimensional (3D) scaffolds for
tissue regeneration as well as compact delivery systems for drugs, genes, and peptides …

Biocompatibility, hemocompatibility and antimicrobial properties of xyloglucan-based hydrogel film for wound healing application

P Picone, MA Sabatino, A Ajovalasit… - International journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Crosslinked xyloglucan-poly (vinyl alcohol) based hydrogel films are interesting materials for
wound healing applications. This work focuses on the hydrolytic degradation and …

Drug-binding albumins forming stabilized nanoparticles for co-delivery of paclitaxel and resveratrol: In vitro/in vivo evaluation and binding properties investigation

Y Zhao, C Cai, M Liu, Y Zhao, Y Wu, Z Fan… - International journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Albumin has been regarded as the ideal drug carrier for delivering hydrophobic agents into
cancer cells over decades. Combination therapy of paclitaxel (PTX) with resveratrol (RES) …