Alginate as a promising biopolymer in drug delivery and wound healing: A review of the state-of-the-art

MAS Abourehab, RR Rajendran, A Singh… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Biopolymeric nanoparticulate systems hold favorable carrier properties for active delivery.
The enhancement in the research interest in alginate formulations in biomedical and …

Natural polymers used in the dressing materials for wound healing: Past, present and future

B Sheokand, M Vats, A Kumar… - Journal of Polymer …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Wound healing is a complicated system that necessitates an appropriate environment to aid
healing. Wound dressing is among the most important external variables in wound repair …

Preparation and evaluation of a novel alginate-arginine-zinc ion hydrogel film for skin wound healing

G Mao, S Tian, Y Shi, J Yang, H Li, H Tang… - Carbohydrate Polymers, 2023 - Elsevier
In this paper, the mixed solution of sodium alginate (SA) and arginine (Arg) was dried into a
film and then crosslinked with zinc ion to form sodium alginate-arginine-zinc ion (SA-Arg-Zn …

Alginate/polyvinyl alcohol films for wound healing: Advantages and challenges

MM Saraiva, MS Campelo… - … Research Part B …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The skin is the largest organ in the human body and its physical integrity must be maintained
for body homeostasis and to prevent the entry of pathogenic microorganisms. Sodium …

Polymeric biomaterials for wound healing applications: A comprehensive review

AO Ijaola, DO Akamo, F Damiri, CJ Akisin… - Journal of …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Chronic wounds have been a global health threat over the past few decades, requiring
urgent medical and research attention. The factors delaying the wound-healing process …

Chitosan-based antibacterial microspheres loaded multifunctional Janus composite membranes with unidirectional biofluid transport, antioxidant and pH-responsive …

TT Li, L Sun, Y Zhang, BC Shiu, HT Ren… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
Bacterial infection, management of wound exudate and monitoring of healing status are the
most prominent problems in wound treatment, however, according to research findings, the …

The importance of antioxidant biomaterials in human health and technological innovation: a review

AC Pedro, OG Paniz, IAA Fernandes, DG Bortolini… - Antioxidants, 2022 - mdpi.com
Biomaterials come from natural sources such as animals, plants, fungi, algae, and bacteria,
composed mainly of protein, lipid, and carbohydrate molecules. The great diversity of …

The characterization of collagen-based scaffolds modified with phenolic acids for tissue engineering application

B Kaczmarek-Szczepańska, I Polkowska, M Małek… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
The aim of the experiment was to study the morphology of collagen-based scaffolds
modified by caffeic acid, ferulic acid, and gallic acid, their swelling, and degradation rate, as …

Exploration of curcumin-incorporated dual anionic alginate-quince seed gum films for transdermal drug delivery

AA Abedini, G Pircheraghi, A Kaviani… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
The idea of combining bioextracted polymers for wound healing applications has emerged
in hopes of developing highly flexible and mechanically stable hydrogel films with controlled …

[HTML][HTML] Alginate/aloe vera films reinforced with tragacanth gum

A Hadi, A Nawab, F Alam, K Zehra - Food Chemistry: Molecular Sciences, 2022 - Elsevier
The objective of present study was to investigate the effect of incorporation of varying
concentrations (2% to 14%) of Tragacanth gum (TG) to alginate/aloe vera composite films to …