This review presents the past and current efforts with a brief description on the featured
properties of hydrogel membranes fabricated from biopolymers and synthetic ones for …

Non-healing, chronic wounds place a huge burden on healthcare systems as well as
individual patients. These chronic wounds especially diabetic wounds will ultimately lead to …

Purpose Chronic refractory wounds are a multifactorial comorbidity of diabetes mellitus with
the characteristic of impaired vascular networks. Currently, there is a lack of effective …

Diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs) are a chronic, non-healing complication of diabetes that lead to
high hospital costs and, in extreme cases, to amputation. Diabetic neuropathy, peripheral …

Chitin (β-(1-4)-poly-N-acetyl-d-glucosamine) is widely distributed in nature and is the
second most abundant polysaccharide after cellulose. It is often converted to its more …

Wound dressing is one of the most promising medical applications for chitin and chitosan.
The adhesive nature of chitin and chitosan, together with their antifungal and bactericidal …

This review provides a balanced integration of the most recent chemical, biochemical and
medical information on the unique characteristics of chitins and chitosans in the area of …

Extracellular matrix fibers (ECM) such as collagen, elastin, and keratin provide biological
and physical support for cell attachment, proliferation, migration, differentiation and …

Background: Diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs) are the chronic, non-healing complications of
diabetic mellitus which compels a significant burden to the patients and the healthcare …

Diabetic mellitus (DM) is the most communal metabolic disease resulting from a defect in
insulin secretion, causing hyperglycemia by promoting the progressive destruction of …