Bone grafts and substitutes in dentistry: A review of current trends and developments

R Zhao, R Yang, PR Cooper, Z Khurshid, A Shavandi… - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
After tooth loss, bone resorption is irreversible, leaving the area without adequate bone
volume for successful implant treatment. Bone grafting is the only solution to reverse dental …

A review on chitosan and chitosan-based bionanocomposites: Promising material for combatting global issues and its applications

M Azmana, S Mahmood, AR Hilles, A Rahman… - International journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Over the last few years, several attempts have been made to replace petrochemical products
with renewable and biodegradable components. The most challenging part of this approach …

Recent advances of chitosan formulations in biomedical applications

MAS Abourehab, S Pramanik, MA Abdelgawad… - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Chitosan, a naturally abundant cationic polymer, is chemically composed of cellulose-based
biopolymers derived by deacetylating chitin. It offers several attractive characteristics such …

[HTML][HTML] Chitosan based bioactive materials in tissue engineering applications-A review

MM Islam, M Shahruzzaman, S Biswas, MN Sakib… - Bioactive materials, 2020 - Elsevier
In recent years, there have been increasingly rapid advances of using bioactive materials in
tissue engineering applications. Bioactive materials constitute many different structures …

Chitosan biomaterials application in dentistry

E Fakhri, H Eslami, P Maroufi, F Pakdel… - International journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Chitosan is a natural biopolymer derived from deacetylation of chitin and it has been
investigated with interdisciplinary approaches for multitude applications. Chitosan …

Natural flocculants for the treatment of wastewaters containing dyes or heavy metals: A state-of-the-art review

J El-Gaayda, FE Titchou, R Oukhrib, PS Yap… - Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Flocculation is a water and wastewater treatment technology whereby the large aggregation
of flocs in water can be formed and be later separated through sedimentation. This review …

Chitosan-based (Nano) materials for novel biomedical applications

G Kravanja, M Primožič, Ž Knez, M Leitgeb - Molecules, 2019 - mdpi.com
Chitosan-based nanomaterials have attracted significant attention in the biomedical field
because of their unique biodegradable, biocompatible, non-toxic, and antimicrobial nature …

Electrophoretic deposition of chitosan-based composite coatings for biomedical applications: A review

E Avcu, FE Baştan, HZ Abdullah, MAU Rehman… - Progress in Materials …, 2019 - Elsevier
Chitosan is one of the most widely used natural biopolymers for a great variety of biomedical
applications owing to its biocompatibility, biodegradability, and antibacterial activity, being …

Biomimetic aspects of restorative dentistry biomaterials

MS Zafar, F Amin, MA Fareed, H Ghabbani, S Riaz… - Biomimetics, 2020 - mdpi.com
Biomimetic has emerged as a multi-disciplinary science in several biomedical subjects in
recent decades, including biomaterials and dentistry. In restorative dentistry, biomimetic …

Polymeric and inorganic nanoscopical antimicrobial fillers in dentistry

P Makvandi, JT Gu, EN Zare, B Ashtari, A Moeini… - Acta biomaterialia, 2020 - Elsevier
Failure of dental treatments is mainly due to the biofilm accumulated on the dental materials.
Many investigations have been conducted on the advancements of antimicrobial dental …