A review on the synthesis and development of alginate hydrogels for wound therapy

Y Cao, H Cong, B Yu, Y Shen - Journal of Materials Chemistry B, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Convenient and low-cost dressings can reduce the difficulty of wound treatment. Alginate gel
dressings have the advantages of low cost and safe usage, and they have obvious potential …

Construction methods and biomedical applications of PVA-based hydrogels

Y Zhong, Q Lin, H Yu, L Shao, X Cui, Q Pang… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) hydrogel is favored by researchers due to its good biocompatibility,
high mechanical strength, low friction coefficient, and suitable water content. The widely …

Modulation of physicochemical properties and antimicrobial activity of sodium alginate films through the use of chestnut extract and plasticizers

W Janik, M Nowotarski, K Ledniowska, DY Shyntum… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Due to the growing demand for robust and environmentally friendly antimicrobial packaging
materials, biopolymers have recently become extensively investigated. Although …

Injectable and self-healable nano-architectured hydrogel for NIR-light responsive chemo-and photothermal bacterial eradication

D Rybak, C Rinoldi, P Nakielski, J Du… - Journal of Materials …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Hydrogels with multifunctional properties activated at specific times have gained significant
attention in the biomedical field. As bacterial infections can cause severe complications that …

Silver nanoparticles loaded on chitosan-g-PVA hydrogel for the wound-healing applications

FM Aldakheel, D Mohsen, MM El Sayed, KA Alawam… - Molecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
Silver nanoparticle composites have abundant biomedical applications due to their unique
antibacterial properties. In the current work, green tea leaf extract was used as a natural …

Injectable and biocompatible alginate-derived porous hydrogels cross-linked by IEDDA click chemistry for reduction-responsive drug release application

TT Vu, M Gulfam, SH Jo, SH Park, KT Lim - Carbohydrate Polymers, 2022 - Elsevier
In this work, novel injectable and reduction-responsive hydrogels were successfully
prepared via inverse electron demand Diels-Alder reaction between alginate-norbornene …

Nanocomposite film development based on chitosan/polyvinyl alcohol using ZnO@ montmorillonite and ZnO@ halloysite hybrid nanostructures for active food …

AE Giannakas, CE Salmas, D Moschovas, M Baikousi… - Nanomaterials, 2022 - mdpi.com
The global turn from the linear to the circular economy imposes changes in common
activities such as food packaging. The use of biodegradable materials such as polyvinyl …

Fabrication of electrospun polycaprolactone/casein nanofibers containing green tea essential oils: Applicable for active food packaging

L Yavari Maroufi, S PourvatanDoust, F Naeijian… - Food and Bioprocess …, 2022 - Springer
The object of the present study was to develop polycaprolactone (PCL)/casein (Cas)
electrospun nanofibers incorporated with green tea essential oils (GTO) as an active food …

Injectable hydrogels based on silk fibroin peptide grafted hydroxypropyl chitosan and oxidized microcrystalline cellulose for scarless wound healing

S Liu, Y Zhao, H Wei, L Nie, P Ding, H Sun… - Colloids and Surfaces A …, 2022 - Elsevier
Scars are consequences of the wound healing process, and eliminating scar formation
remains a significant challenge. Here, an injectable HMSC hydrogel was developed based …

Hydrophilic biopolymer matrix antibacterial peel-off facial mask functionalized with biogenic nanostructured material for cosmeceutical applications

S Singh, W Chunglok, OF Nwabor, YV Ushir… - Journal of Polymers and …, 2022 - Springer
In this study, silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) incorporated antibacterial cosmeceutical peel-off
mask was formulated by co-polymerization of polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) with sodium alginate …