Electrospinning of polymeric nanofibers for drug delivery applications

X Hu, S Liu, G Zhou, Y Huang, Z Xie, X Jing - Journal of controlled release, 2014 - Elsevier
Electrospinning has been recognized as a simple and versatile method for fabrication of
polymer nanofibers. Various polymers that include synthetic, natural, and hybrid materials …

Electrosprayed nanoparticles and electrospun nanofibers based on natural materials: applications in tissue regeneration, drug delivery and pharmaceuticals

R Sridhar, R Lakshminarayanan… - Chemical Society …, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
Nanotechnology refers to the fabrication, characterization, and application of substances in
nanometer scale dimensions for various ends. The influence of nanotechnology on the …

Fibers for hearts: A critical review on electrospinning for cardiac tissue engineering

M Kitsara, O Agbulut, D Kontziampasis, Y Chen… - Acta biomaterialia, 2017 - Elsevier
Cardiac cell therapy holds a real promise for improving heart function and especially of the
chronically failing myocardium. Embedding cells into 3D biodegradable scaffolds may better …

Nanomaterials for functional textiles and fibers

PJ Rivero, A Urrutia, J Goicoechea… - Nanoscale research …, 2015 - Springer
Nanoparticles are very interesting because of their surface properties, different from bulk
materials. Such properties make possible to endow ordinary products with new …

A critical review of fibrous polyurethane-based vascular tissue engineering scaffolds

S Fathi-Karkan, B Banimohamad-Shotorbani… - Journal of biological …, 2022 - Springer
Certain polymeric materials such as polyurethanes (PUs) are the most prevalent class of
used biomaterials in regenerative medicine and have been widely explored as vascular …

Nanofibers: A current era in drug delivery system

A Hiwrale, S Bharati, P Pingale, A Rajput - Heliyon, 2023 - cell.com
Nanofibers have a large area of surface variable 3D topography, porosity, and adaptable
surface functions. Several researchers are researching nanofiber technology as a potential …

Recent advances in electrospun nanofibrous scaffolds for cardiac tissue engineering

G Zhao, X Zhang, TJ Lu, F Xu - Advanced Functional Materials, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Cardiovascular diseases remain the leading cause of human mortality worldwide. Some
severe symptoms, including myocardial infarction and heart failure, are difficult to heal …

Emerging biomedical applications of nano-chitins and nano-chitosans obtained via advanced eco-friendly technologies from marine resources

RAA Muzzarelli, M El Mehtedi, M Mattioli-Belmonte - Marine drugs, 2014 - mdpi.com
The present review article is intended to direct attention to the technological advances made
in the 2010–2014 quinquennium for the isolation and manufacture of nanofibrillar chitin and …

Biohybrid cardiac ECM-based hydrogels improve long term cardiac function post myocardial infarction

Y Efraim, H Sarig, NC Anavy, U Sarig, E de Berardinis… - Acta biomaterialia, 2017 - Elsevier
Injectable scaffolds for cardiac tissue regeneration are a promising therapeutic approach for
progressive heart failure following myocardial infarction (MI). Their major advantage lies in …

Recent applications of electrospun nanofibrous scaffold in tissue engineering

HA Owida, JI Al-Nabulsi, F Alnaimat… - Applied Bionics and …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Tissue engineering is a relatively new area of research that combines medical, biological,
and engineering fundamentals to create tissue‐engineered constructs that regenerate …