Dental delivery systems of antimicrobial drugs using chitosan, alginate, dextran, cellulose and other polysaccharides: A review

M Paul, SD Pramanik, RN Sahoo, YN Dey… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Dental caries, periodontal disease, and endodontic disease are major public health
concerns worldwide due to their impact on individuals' quality of life. The present problem of …

Self-assembled carboxymethyl chitosan/zinc alginate composite film with excellent water resistant and antimicrobial properties for chilled meat preservation

W Liu, S Kang, J Xue, S Chen, W Yang, B Yan… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
A major way to reduce meat waste is to extend the shelf life of chilled meat with appropriate
packaging. However, most of the packaging film cannot keep meat fresh because of its poor …

Bistable joints enable the morphing of hydrogel sheets with multistable configurations

CY Li, D Jiao, XP Hao, W Hong, Q Zheng… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Joints, as a flexing element to connect different parts, are widespread in natural systems.
Various joints exist in the body and play crucial roles to execute gestures and gaits. These …

[HTML][HTML] Dynamic covalent nano-networks comprising antibiotics and polyphenols orchestrate bacterial drug resistance reversal and inflammation alleviation

Y Li, YZ Piao, H Chen, K Shi, J Dai, S Wang, T Zhou… - Bioactive Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
New antimicrobial strategies are urgently needed to meet the challenges posed by the
emergence of drug-resistant bacteria and bacterial biofilms. This work reports the facile …

Fabrication of a three-dimensional printed gelatin/sodium alginate/nano-attapulgite composite polymer scaffold loaded with leonurine hydrochloride and its effects on …

Y Tan, S Fan, X Wu, M Liu, T Dai, C Liu, S Ni… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Bone tissue engineering scaffolds have made significant progress in treating bone defects in
recent decades. However, the lack of a vascular network within the scaffold limits bone …

New sustainable antimicrobial chitosan hydrogels based on sulfonamides and its nanocomposites: Fabrication and characterization

NG Kandile, RA Elzamly, MI Mohamed, HT Zaky… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Chitosan (Ch), a linear cationic biopolymer, has broad medical applications. In this paper,
new sustainable hydrogels (Ch-3, Ch-5 a, Ch-5 b) based on chitosan/sulfonamide …

In-vitro investigation on the biological activities of squalene derived from the soil fungus Talaromyces pinophilus

MP Bhat, M Rudrappa, A Hugar, PV Gunagambhire… - Heliyon, 2023 - cell.com
The consistent increase in multidrug resistance among pathogens and increased cancer
incidence are serious public health concerns and threaten humans by killing countless lives …

Dual network hydrogel coatings based on recombinant mussel protein with enhanced antibacterial and super-lubrication properties for urinary catheter applications

Y Hu, Y Qiao, P Lei, Y Gu, L Sun, Y Qiu, S Li… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
Hydrogels are being widely used in medical catheter coatings to reduce the pain caused by
friction owing to their excellent hydrophilicity and suppleness. However, hydrogels also …

Portable nanocomposite system for wound healing in space

C Zagni, AA Scamporrino, PM Riccobene, G Floresta… - Nanomaterials, 2023 - mdpi.com
It is well known that skin wound healing could be severely impaired in space. In particular,
the skin is the tissue at risk of injury, especially during human-crewed space missions. Here …

Mussel-inspired self-healing hydrogel form pectin and cellulose for hemostasis and diabetic wound repairing

Y Chen, Y Zhang, L Chang, W Sun, W Duan… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Diabetic wound is considered as a kind of chronic wound prone to infection and difficult to
repair due to high glucose level in the blood of patients. In this research, a biodegradable …