A review on wound dressings: Antimicrobial agents, biomaterials, fabrication techniques, and stimuli-responsive drug release

E Naseri, A Ahmadi - European Polymer Journal, 2022 - Elsevier
Skin, the largest organ of the body, protects the inner organs against the ambient
environment, and it is prone to internal and external injuries in the form of wounds. The …

Nanofibres in drug delivery applications

S Farhaj, BR Conway, MU Ghori - Fibers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Over the years, scientists have been continually striving to develop innovative solutions to
design and fabricate medicines with improved therapeutic potential. Conventional dosage …

A bilayer mupirocin/bupivacaine-loaded wound dressing based on chitosan/poly (vinyl alcohol) nanofibrous mat: Preparation, characterization, and controlled drug …

S Habibi, T Mohammadi, R HMTShirazi, F Atyabi… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
An infected skin wound caused by external injury remains a serious challenge. Electrospun
drug-loaded nanofibers with antibacterial properties based on biopolymers have been …

Marine biopolymers as bioactive functional ingredients of electrospun nanofibrous scaffolds for biomedical applications

K Iliou, S Kikionis, E Ioannou, V Roussis - Marine Drugs, 2022 - mdpi.com
Marine biopolymers, abundantly present in seaweeds and marine animals, feature diverse
structures and functionalities, and possess a wide range of beneficial biological activities …

[HTML][HTML] Active agents loaded extracellular matrix mimetic electrospun membranes for wound healing applications

SN Kalva, R Augustine, A Al Mamun, YB Dalvi… - Journal of Drug Delivery …, 2021 - Elsevier
Achieving the healing of chronic diabetic ulcers, burn wounds and large traumatic wounds is
a major clinical challenge. A variety of approaches have been undertaken to generate skin …

Bacterial cellulose as a potential biopolymer for wound care. A review

F Jabbari, V Babaeipour - International Journal of Polymeric …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Different types of wound dressings have been introduced in various forms such as
membrane, gel, sponge, and hydrocolloid. Bacterial cellulose (BC) is a natural polymer …

Antibacterial activity and drug loading of moxifloxacin-loaded poly (vinyl alcohol)/chitosan electrospun nanofibers

Q Liu, WC Ouyang, XH Zhou, T Jin, ZW Wu - Frontiers in Materials, 2021 - frontiersin.org
In this study, nanofibers with different ratios of poly (vinyl alcohol) and chitosan incorporated
with moxifloxacin hydrochloride (MH/PVA/CS) were fabricated through the blending …

Electrospun plga membranes with incorporated moxifloxacin-loaded silica-based mesoporous nanocarriers for periodontal regeneration

GK Pouroutzidou, M Lazaridou, C Papoulia… - Nanomaterials, 2022 - mdpi.com
Engineered electrospun membranes have emerged as promising materials in guided tissue
regeneration, as they provide an appropriate framework for the formation of new functional …

Electrospinning and nanofibers: Building drug delivery systems and potential in pesticide delivery

W Shangguan, S Li, L Cao, M Wei, Z Wang… - Materials Today …, 2022 - Elsevier
Flexible and efficient electrospinning technology is favored in pharmaceutical processing.
Nanocarriers obtained in this way have high drug loading capacity, encapsulation, and …

Anti-adhesive and antibacterial chitosan/PEO nanofiber dressings with high breathability for promoting wound healing

J Jia, Z Lin, J Zhu, Y Liu, Y Hu, K Fang - International Journal of Biological …, 2024 - Elsevier
Wound dressings are crucial for wound healing. Ideal wound dressings should possess
many functions such as wettability, antibacterial activity and anti-adherent property to …