Wound healing: from passive to smart dressings

M Farahani, A Shafiee - Advanced Healthcare Materials, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The universal increase in the number of patients with nonhealing skin wounds imposes a
huge social and economic burden on the patients and healthcare systems. Although, the …

[HTML][HTML] Antioxidants: Classification, natural sources, activity/capacity measurements, and usefulness for the synthesis of nanoparticles

J Flieger, W Flieger, J Baj, R Maciejewski - Materials, 2021 - mdpi.com
Natural extracts are the source of many antioxidant substances. They have proven useful not
only as supplements preventing diseases caused by oxidative stress and food additives …

[HTML][HTML] Bacterial biofilm and its role in the pathogenesis of disease

LK Vestby, T Grønseth, R Simm, LL Nesse - Antibiotics, 2020 - mdpi.com
Recognition of the fact that bacterial biofilm may play a role in the pathogenesis of disease
has led to an increased focus on identifying diseases that may be biofilm-related. Biofilm …

Biofilms: formation, research models, potential targets, and methods for prevention and treatment

Y Su, JT Yrastorza, M Matis, J Cusick, S Zhao… - Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Due to the continuous rise in biofilm‐related infections, biofilms seriously threaten human
health. The formation of biofilms makes conventional antibiotics ineffective and dampens …

Recent advances in natural polymer-based drug delivery systems

X Tong, W Pan, T Su, M Zhang, W Dong, X Qi - Reactive and Functional …, 2020 - Elsevier
Natural polymers have been extensively explored as the vehicles for encapsulation and
delivery of drugs and other bioactive molecules, which have attracted tremendous attention …

The prevalence of biofilms in chronic wounds: a systematic review and meta-analysis of published data

M Malone, T Bjarnsholt, AJ McBain… - Journal of wound …, 2017 - magonlinelibrary.com
The presence of biofilms in chronic non-healing wounds, has been identified through in vitro
model and in vivo animal data. However, human chronic wound studies are under …

The healing power of neutrophils

M Phillipson, P Kubes - Trends in immunology, 2019 - cell.com
Neutrophils promptly accumulate in large numbers at sites of tissue injury. Injuries to the skin
or mucosae disrupt barriers against the external environment, and the bactericidal actions of …

Why traditional herbal medicine promotes wound healing: Research from immune response, wound microbiome to controlled delivery

Z Xu, M Dong, S Yin, J Dong, M Zhang, R Tian… - Advanced Drug Delivery …, 2023 - Elsevier
Impaired wound healing in chronic wounds has been a significant challenge for clinicians
and researchers for decades. Traditional herbal medicine (THM) has a long history of …

[HTML][HTML] Strategies for combating bacterial biofilm infections

H Wu, C Moser, HZ Wang, N Høiby… - International journal of …, 2015 - nature.com
Formation of biofilm is a survival strategy for bacteria and fungi to adapt to their living
environment, especially in the hostile environment. Under the protection of biofilm, microbial …

Healthcare-associated infections, medical devices and biofilms: risk, tolerance and control

SL Percival, L Suleman, C Vuotto… - Journal of medical …, 2015 - microbiologyresearch.org
Biofilms are of great importance in infection control and healthcare-associated infections
owing to their inherent tolerance and 'resistance'to antimicrobial therapies. Biofilms have …