Bio-based electrospun fibers for wound healing

B Azimi, H Maleki, L Zavagna, JG De la Ossa… - Journal of functional …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Being designated to protect other tissues, skin is the first and largest human body organ to
be injured and for this reason, it is accredited with a high capacity for self-repairing …

Electrosprayed nanoparticles and electrospun nanofibers based on natural materials: applications in tissue regeneration, drug delivery and pharmaceuticals

R Sridhar, R Lakshminarayanan… - Chemical Society …, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
Nanotechnology refers to the fabrication, characterization, and application of substances in
nanometer scale dimensions for various ends. The influence of nanotechnology on the …

Biopolymer-based hydrogels as scaffolds for tissue engineering applications: a review

S Van Vlierberghe, P Dubruel, E Schacht - Biomacromolecules, 2011 - ACS Publications
Hydrogels are physically or chemically cross-linked polymer networks that are able to
absorb large amounts of water. They can be classified into different categories depending …

Electrospinning: applications in drug delivery and tissue engineering

TJ Sill, HA Von Recum - Biomaterials, 2008 - Elsevier
Despite its long history and some preliminary work in tissue engineering nearly 30 years
ago, electrospinning has not gained widespread interest as a potential polymer processing …

[HTML][HTML] Use of electrospinning technique for biomedical applications

S Agarwal, JH Wendorff, A Greiner - Polymer, 2008 - Elsevier
The electrospinning technique provides non-wovens to the order of few nanometers with
large surface areas, ease of functionalisation for various purposes and superior mechanical …

Polymer nanofibrous structures: Fabrication, biofunctionalization, and cell interactions

V Beachley, X Wen - Progress in polymer science, 2010 - Elsevier
Extracellular matrix fibers (ECM) such as collagen, elastin, and keratin provide biological
and physical support for cell attachment, proliferation, migration, differentiation and …

Applications of electrospun nanofibers

J Fang, HT Niu, T Lin, XG Wang - Chinese science bulletin, 2008 - Springer
Polymeric nanofiber non-woven materials produced by electrospinning have extremely high
surface-to-mass (or volume) ratio and a porous structure with excellent pore …

Bioactive agent-loaded electrospun nanofiber membranes for accelerating healing process: A review

SM Mousavi, ZM Nejad, SA Hashemi, M Salari… - Membranes, 2021 - mdpi.com
Despite the advances that have been achieved in developing wound dressings to date,
wound healing still remains a challenge in the healthcare system. None of the wound …

Biomedical applications of the biopolymer poly (3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate)(PHBV): drug encapsulation and scaffold fabrication

AI Rodríguez-Cendal, I Gómez-Seoane… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Poly (3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate)(PHBV) is a biodegradable and
biocompatible biopolymer that has gained popularity in the field of biomedicine. This review …

Nanofibrous scaffolds in biomedical applications

KC Gupta, A Haider, Y Choi, I Kang - Biomaterials research, 2014 - spj.science.org
Nanofibrous scaffolds are artificial extracellular matrices which provide natural environment
for tissue formation. In comparison to other forms of scaffolds, the nanofibrous scaffolds …