Chitosan scaffolds: Expanding horizons in biomedical applications

AD Gholap, S Rojekar, HS Kapare… - Carbohydrate …, 2024 - Elsevier
Chitosan, a natural polysaccharide from chitin, shows promise as a biomaterial for various
biomedical applications due to its biocompatibility, biodegradability, antibacterial activity …

A review on electrospun polymeric nanofibers: Production parameters and potential applications

HM Ibrahim, A Klingner - Polymer Testing, 2020 - Elsevier
This review deals with electrospun nanofibers and their applications in several fields.
Nanofibers have mainly been produced via electrospinning technique due to the simple …

Biomedical applications of chitosan electrospun nanofibers as a green polymer–Review

K Kalantari, AM Afifi, H Jahangirian, TJ Webster - Carbohydrate polymers, 2019 - Elsevier
This review outlines new developments in the biomedical applications of environmentally
friendly ('green') chitosan and chitosan-blend electrospun nanofibers. In recent years …

PCL-based composite scaffold matrices for tissue engineering applications

N Siddiqui, S Asawa, B Birru, R Baadhe, S Rao - Molecular biotechnology, 2018 - Springer
Biomaterial-based scaffolds are important cues in tissue engineering (TE) applications.
Recent advances in TE have led to the development of suitable scaffold architecture for …

Current progress in application of polymeric nanofibers to tissue engineering

S Nemati, S Kim, YM Shin, H Shin - Nano convergence, 2019 - Springer
Tissue engineering uses a combination of cell biology, chemistry, and biomaterials to
fabricate three dimensional (3D) tissues that mimic the architecture of extracellular matrix …

Chitosan in biomedical engineering: a critical review

S Mohebbi, MN Nezhad, P Zarrintaj… - Current stem cell …, 2019 - ingentaconnect.com
Biomedical engineering seeks to enhance the quality of life by developing advanced
materials and technologies. Chitosan-based biomaterials have attracted significant attention …

Chitosan based nanofibers in bone tissue engineering

K Balagangadharan, S Dhivya… - International journal of …, 2017 - Elsevier
Bone tissue engineering involves biomaterials, cells and regulatory factors to make
biosynthetic bone grafts with efficient mineralization for regeneration of fractured or …

[HTML][HTML] Polymer-based electrospun nanofibers for biomedical applications

AM Al-Enizi, MM Zagho, AA Elzatahry - Nanomaterials, 2018 - mdpi.com
Electrospinning has been considered a promising and novel procedure to fabricate polymer
nanofibers due to its simplicity, cost effectiveness, and high production rate, making this …

From arteries to capillaries: approaches to engineering human vasculature

S Fleischer, DN Tavakol… - Advanced functional …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
From microscaled capillaries to millimeter‐sized vessels, human vasculature spans multiple
scales and cell types. The convergence of bioengineering, materials science, and stem cell …

3D electrospun synthetic extracellular matrix for tissue regeneration

Y Su, MS Toftdal, A Le Friec, M Dong, X Han… - Small …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Electrospinning is considered the most versatile micro‐/nanofiber fabrication technology.
The electrospun fibers hold high surface area, desired mechanical properties, controlled …