Advances in tissue engineering of gellan gum-based hydrogels

S Wu, R Xiao, Y Wu, L Xu - Carbohydrate Polymers, 2024 - Elsevier
Gellan Gum (GG) is a large, naturally occurring, linear polysaccharide with a similar
structure and biological properties to the extracellular matrix. It's appropriate as a matrix …

Polysaccharides gums in drug delivery systems: A review

JN Putro, FE Soetaredjo, VB Lunardi, W Irawaty… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
For the drug delivery system, drug carriers' selection is critical to the drug's success in
reaching the desired target. Drug carriers from natural biopolymers are preferred over …

Biomaterials for soft tissue repair and regeneration: A focus on italian research in the field

MC Bonferoni, C Caramella, L Catenacci, B Conti… - Pharmaceutics, 2021 - mdpi.com
Tissue repair and regeneration is an interdisciplinary field focusing on developing bioactive
substitutes aimed at restoring pristine functions of damaged, diseased tissues. Biomaterials …

Recent advances on biomedical applications of gellan gum: A review

F Lalebeigi, A Alimohamadi, S Afarin… - Carbohydrate …, 2024 - Elsevier
Gellan gum (GG) has attracted considerable attention as a versatile biopolymer with
numerous potential biological applications, especially in the fields of tissue engineering …

Sustainable whey proteins-nanostructured zinc oxide-based films for the treatment of chronic wounds: New insights from biopharmaceutical studies

P Pino, B Vigani, C Valentino, D Ianev… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Chronic wounds represent silent epidemic affecting a large portion of the world population,
especially the elders; in this context, the development of advanced bioactive dressings is …

Development of alginate-spermidine micro/nanogels as potential antioxidant and anti-inflammatory tool in peripheral nerve injuries. Formulation studies and physico …

C Valentino, B Vigani, I Fedeli, D Miele… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
The development of a successful strategy to ensure a full recovery in patients affected by
peripheral nerve injury (PNI), one of the most debilitating pathologies, is, still today, a major …

Biopolymer gels as a cleaning system for differently featured wooden surfaces

C Lee, F Di Turo, B Vigani, ML Weththimuni, S Rossi… - Polymers, 2022 - mdpi.com
The cleaning of some wooden artefacts can be challenging due to peculiar surface
roughness and/or particular finishing treatments that favour the deposition of dirt and …

A composite nanosystem as a potential tool for the local treatment of glioblastoma: Chitosan-coated solid lipid nanoparticles embedded in electrospun nanofibers

B Vigani, C Valentino, G Sandri, R Listro, F Fagiani… - Polymers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is one of the most prevalent and aggressive brain tumors for
which there is currently no cure. A novel composite nanosystem (CN), consisting of chitosan …

Current Status of Polysaccharides-based drug delivery systems for nervous tissue injuries repair

C Valentino, B Vigani, G Sandri, F Ferrari, S Rossi - Pharmaceutics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Neurological disorders affecting both CNS and PNS still represent one of the most critical
and challenging pathologies, therefore many researchers have been focusing on this field in …

[HTML][HTML] Spermidine crosslinked gellan gum-based “hydrogel nanofibers” as potential tool for the treatment of nervous tissue injuries: A formulation study

B Vigani, C Valentino, G Sandri… - International journal …, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Purpose Aim of the work was to develop a potential neural scaffold, endowed with
neuroprotective and neuroregenerative potential, to be applied at the site of nervous tissue …