Electrospun polymer nanofibers: Processing, properties, and applications

A Al-Abduljabbar, I Farooq - Polymers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Electrospun polymer nanofibers (EPNF) constitute one of the most important nanomaterials
with diverse applications. An overall review of EPNF is presented here, starting with an …

Electrospun polymeric nanofibres as wound dressings: A review

SP Miguel, DR Figueira, D Simões, MP Ribeiro… - Colloids and surfaces B …, 2018 - Elsevier
Skin wounds have significant morbidity and mortality rates associated. This is explained by
the limited effectiveness of the currently available treatments, which in some cases do not …

Polysaccharide-based nanofibers for pharmaceutical and biomedical applications: A review

S Priya, U Batra, RN Samshritha, S Sharma… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Nanofibers are fibrous nanocarriers that can be synthesized from natural polymers, synthetic
polymers, semiconducting materials, composite materials, and carbon-based materials …

Chitosan-based scaffolds for bone tissue engineering

SKL Levengood, M Zhang - Journal of Materials Chemistry B, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
Bone defects requiring grafts to promote healing are frequently occurring and costly
problems in health care. Chitosan, a biodegradable, naturally occurring polymer, has drawn …

[HTML][HTML] Challenges and strategies for in situ endothelialization and long-term lumen patency of vascular grafts

Y Zhuang, C Zhang, M Cheng, J Huang, Q Liu… - Bioactive Materials, 2021 - Elsevier
Vascular diseases are the most prevalent cause of ischemic necrosis of tissue and organ,
which even result in dysfunction and death. Vascular regeneration or artificial vascular graft …

Polymeric nanostructured materials for biomedical applications

Z Tang, C He, H Tian, J Ding, BS Hsiao, B Chu… - Progress in Polymer …, 2016 - Elsevier
Polymeric nanostructured materials (PNMs), which are polymeric materials in nanoscale or
polymer composites containing nanomaterials, have become increasingly useful for …

Chitin and chitosan: Properties and applications

M Rinaudo - Progress in polymer science, 2006 - Elsevier
Chitin is the second most important natural polymer in the world. The main sources exploited
are two marine crustaceans, shrimp and crabs. Our objective is to appraise the state of the …

Polyacrylonitrile-based nanofibers—A state-of-the-art review

SK Nataraj, KS Yang, TM Aminabhavi - Progress in polymer science, 2012 - Elsevier
Polyacrylonitrile (PAN), a well-known polymer with good stability and mechanical properties,
has been widely used in producing carbon nanofibers (CNFs) as these have attracted much …

Polymer-matrix nanocomposites, processing, manufacturing, and application: an overview

F Hussain, M Hojjati, M Okamoto… - Journal of composite …, 2006 - journals.sagepub.com
This review is designed to be a comprehensive source for polymer nanocomposite research,
including fundamental structure/property relationships, manufacturing techniques, and …

The use of natural polymers in tissue engineering: a focus on electrospun extracellular matrix analogues

SA Sell, PS Wolfe, K Garg, JM McCool, IA Rodriguez… - Polymers, 2010 - mdpi.com
Natural polymers such as collagens, elastin, and fibrinogen make up much of the body's
native extracellular matrix (ECM). This ECM provides structure and mechanical integrity to …