Chitosan-based blends for biomedical applications

F Seidi, MK Yazdi, M Jouyandeh, M Dominic… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Polysaccharides are the most abundant naturally available carbohydrate polymers;
composed of monosaccharide units covalently connected together. Chitosan is the most …

Hydroxyapatite–polymer biocomposites for bone regeneration: A review of current trends

N Ramesh, SC Moratti, GJ Dias - Journal of Biomedical …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Bone tissue engineering has emerged as one of the most indispensable approaches to
address bone trauma in the past few decades. This approach offers an efficient and a risk …

Effectiveness of chitosan scaffold in skin, bone and cartilage healing

A Oryan, S Sahvieh - International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 2017 - Elsevier
Chitosan (CS) is a carbohydrate biopolymer, which has been known as a biological material
in promoting the healing process of soft and hard connective tissues. It is biocompatible …

[HTML][HTML] Development of porous, antibacterial and biocompatible GO/n-HAp/bacterial cellulose/β-glucan biocomposite scaffold for bone tissue engineering

MUA Khan, S Haider, A Haider, SI Abd Razak… - Arabian Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Due to their potential renewable materials-based tissue engineering scaffolds has gained
more attention. Therefore, researchers are looking for new materials to be used as a …

Multifunctional copper-containing carboxymethyl chitosan/alginate scaffolds for eradicating clinical bacterial infection and promoting bone formation

Y Lu, L Li, Y Zhu, X Wang, M Li, Z Lin… - … applied materials & …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Repairing infected bone defects relies on a scaffold that can not only fill the defects to
promote bone formation but also kill clinically present bacterial pathogens such as …

Sustained release of BMP-2 using self-assembled layer-by-layer film-coated implants enhances bone regeneration over burst release

MLT Howard, S Wang, AG Berger, JR Martin… - Biomaterials, 2022 - Elsevier
Current clinical products delivering the osteogenic growth factor bone morphogenetic
protein 2 (BMP-2) for bone regeneration have been plagued by safety concerns due to a …

Three-dimensional monolithic porous structures assembled from fragmented electrospun nanofiber mats/membranes: Methods, properties, and applications

T Xu, Y Ding, Z Liang, H Sun, F Zheng, Z Zhu… - Progress in Materials …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Three-dimensional (3D) monolithic structures (ie, aerogels/sponges/scaffolds)
assembled from fragmented electrospun nanofiber mats/membranes represent an emerging …

Norfloxacin-loaded collagen/chitosan scaffolds for skin reconstruction: Preparation, evaluation and in-vivo wound healing assessment

AA Mahmoud, AH Salama - European Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2016 - Elsevier
Biomaterial scaffolds are versatile tools as drug carrier for treatment of wounds. A series of
norfloxacin-loaded scaffolds were synthesized for treatment of wounds by combining …

Functionalization of PCL-3D electrospun nanofibrous scaffolds for improved BMP2-induced bone formation

JM Miszuk, T Xu, Q Yao, F Fang, JD Childs, Z Hong… - Applied materials …, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract Bone morphogenic protein 2 (BMP2) is a key growth factor for bone regeneration,
possessing FDA approval for orthopedic applications. BMP2 is often required in …

Titanium fiber plates for bone tissue repair

T Takizawa, N Nakayama, H Haniu, K Aoki… - Advanced …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Titanium plates are widely used in clinical settings because of their high bone affinity.
However, owing to their high elastic modulus, these plates are not suitable for bone repair …