Recent progress in biopolymer-based hydrogel materials for biomedical applications

A Mahmood, D Patel, B Hickson… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Hydrogels from biopolymers are readily synthesized, can possess various characteristics for
different applications, and have been widely used in biomedicine to help with patient …

Chitosan-based electrospun nanofibers for encapsulating food bioactive ingredients: A review

R Castro-Muñoz, MS Kharazmi, SM Jafari - International journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Today, society has been more aware of healthy food products and related items containing
bioactive compounds, which potentially contribute to human health. Unfortunately, the long …

Electrospun antibacterial and antioxidant zein/polylactic acid/hydroxypropyl methylcellulose nanofibers as an active food packaging system

M Aman Mohammadi, S Ramezani, H Hosseini… - Food and Bioprocess …, 2021 - Springer
In this study, zein/polylactic acid (PLA)/hydroxypropyl methylcellulose (HPMC) nanofibers
(NFs) were fabricated to the incorporation of Zenian (Carum copticum) essential oil (ZO) …

Electrospinning through the prism of time

I Shepa, E Mudra, J Dusza - Materials Today Chemistry, 2021 - Elsevier
Electrospinning is a versatile and flexible technique for the preparation of ultrafine fibers.
The present study aims to provide a comprehensive overview of electrospinning, as a …

Calendula officinalis extract/PCL/Zein/Gum arabic nanofibrous bio-composite scaffolds via suspension, two-nozzle and multilayer electrospinning for skin tissue …

ZP Rad, J Mokhtari, M Abbasi - International journal of biological …, 2019 - Elsevier
This work investigates the incorporation of the Calendula officinalis (C. officinalis) extract in
electrospun fiber scaffolds composed of poly (ε-caprolactone)(PCL), Zein and gum arabic …

Plant-Based, Hydrogel-like Microfibers as an Antioxidant Platform for Skin Burn Healing

F Fiorentini, G Suarato, M Summa, D Miele… - ACS Applied Bio …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Natural polymers from organic wastes have gained increasing attention in the biomedical
field as resourceful second raw materials for the design of biomedical devices which can …

Recent advances in electrospun nanofibers for some biomedical applications

S Sabra, DM Ragab, MM Agwa, S Rohani - European Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Nanofibers provide multiple merits for the delivery of many therapeutic agents with versatile
biomedical applications. With the fast recent advancement in nanotechnology, nanofibers …

A multifunctional magnetic red blood cell-mimetic micromotor for drug delivery and image-guided therapy

K Hou, Y Zhang, M Bao, C Xin, Z Wei… - ACS applied materials …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Inspired by nature, innovative devices have been made to imitate the morphology and
functions of natural red blood cells (RBCs). Here, we report a red blood cell-mimetic …

Bacterial cellulose-based materials: A perspective on cardiovascular tissue engineering applications

S Fooladi, MH Nematollahi, N Rabiee… - … Biomaterials Science & …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Today, a wide variety of bio-and nanomaterials have been deployed for cardiovascular
tissue engineering (TE), including polymers, metal oxides, graphene/its derivatives …

A review of zein as a potential biopolymer for tissue engineering and nanotechnological applications

CJ Pérez-Guzmán, R Castro-Muñoz - Processes, 2020 - mdpi.com
Tissue engineering (TE) is one of the most challenging fields of research since it provides
current alternative protocols and materials for the regeneration of damaged tissue. The …