Visible-to-NIR-light activated release: from small molecules to nanomaterials

R Weinstain, T Slanina, D Kand, P Klan - Chemical reviews, 2020 - ACS Publications
Photoactivatable (alternatively, photoremovable, photoreleasable, or photocleavable)
protecting groups (PPGs), also known as caged or photocaged compounds, are used to …

A review on chitosan and cellulose hydrogels for wound dressings

CN Elangwe, SN Morozkina, RO Olekhnovich… - Polymers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Wound management remains a challenging issue around the world, although a lot of wound
dressing materials have been produced for the treatment of chronic and acute wounds …

Reactive oxygen nano-generators for cancer therapy

D Kalyane, D Choudhary, S Polaka, H Goykar… - Progress in Materials …, 2022 - Elsevier
Reactive oxygen species (ROS) play a vital role in the biological process. Interestingly,
based on the concentration of the ROS level, they can be beneficial or detrimental to tumor …

Biomaterials for drug delivery and human applications

P Trucillo - Materials, 2024 - mdpi.com
Biomaterials embody a groundbreaking paradigm shift in the field of drug delivery and
human applications. Their versatility and adaptability have not only enriched therapeutic …

Anticancer properties of some selected plant phenolic compounds: Future leads for therapeutic development

N Maheshwari, MC Sharma - Journal of Herbal Medicine, 2023 - Elsevier
Introduction A shift in interest in searching for newer anticancer molecules from synthetic to
herbal sources has been clearly observed over the past few decades. Among herbal …

Sustainable materials and technologies for biomedical applications

P Pesode, S Barve, SV Wankhede… - Advances in materials …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Over the past few years, 3D‐printed biomaterials have gained widespread usage in the
manufacturing of orthopaedic implants. 3D‐printed implants have low weight, minimal …

Controlled release of enrofloxacin by vanillin-crosslinked chitosan-polyvinyl alcohol blends

I Karakurt, K Ozaltin, E Vargun, L Kucerova… - Materials Science and …, 2021 - Elsevier
In transdermal drug delivery applications uniform drug distribution and sustained release
are of great importance to decrease the side effects. In this direction in the present research …

Advances in biodegradable soft robots

J Kim, H Park, CK Yoon - Polymers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Biodegradable soft robots have been proposed for a variety of intelligent applications in soft
robotics, flexible electronics, and bionics. Biodegradability offers an extraordinary functional …

Synthesis and characterization of fucoidan/chitosan-coated nanoliposomes for enhanced stability and oral bioavailability of hydrophilic catechin and hydrophobic …

F Ettoumi, R Zhang, Y Xu, L Li, H Huang, Z Luo - Food Chemistry, 2023 - Elsevier
This study aimed to improve the thermodynamic performance of nanoliposomes (NLs) using
fucoidan (F) as the second-layer coating biopolymer along with chitosan (CS), to control the …

Physicochemical Characteristics of Chitosan-Based Hydrogels Containing Albumin Particles and Aloe vera Juice as Transdermal Systems Functionalized in the …

S Kudłacik-Kramarczyk, M Głąb, A Drabczyk… - Materials, 2021 - mdpi.com
In recent years, many investigations on the development of innovative dressing materials
with potential applications, eg, for cytostatics delivery, have been performed. One of the most …