Chitosan as a wound dressing starting material: Antimicrobial properties and mode of action

MA Matica, FL Aachmann, A Tøndervik… - International journal of …, 2019 - mdpi.com
Fighting bacterial resistance is one of the concerns in modern days, as antibiotics remain the
main resource of bacterial control. Data shows that for every antibiotic developed, there is a …

Preparation and antimicrobial activity of chitosan and its derivatives: A concise review

LG Confederat, CG Tuchilus, M Dragan, M Sha'at… - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
Despite the advantages presented by synthetic polymers such as strength and durability, the
lack of biodegradability associated with the persistence in the environment for a long time …

Supercritical carbon dioxide-based technologies for the production of drug nanoparticles/nanocrystals–a comprehensive review

L Padrela, MA Rodrigues, A Duarte, AMA Dias… - Advanced drug delivery …, 2018 - Elsevier
Low drug bioavailability, which is mostly a result of poor aqueous drug solubilities and of
inadequate drug dissolution rates, is one of the most significant challenges that …

Drug loading of polymer implants by supercritical CO2 assisted impregnation: A review

M Champeau, JM Thomassin, T Tassaing… - Journal of controlled …, 2015 - Elsevier
Drug loaded implants also called drug-eluting implants have proven their benefits over
simple implants. Among the developed manufacturing processes, the supercritical CO 2 …

New antimicrobial chitosan derivatives for wound dressing applications

OM Dragostin, SK Samal, M Dash, F Lupascu… - Carbohydrate …, 2016 - Elsevier
Chitosan is a non-toxic, biocompatible, biodegradable natural cationic polymer known for its
low imunogenicity, antimicrobial, antioxidant effects and wound-healing activity. To improve …

Hyaluronic acid-based scaffolds as potential bioactive wound dressings

S Alven, BA Aderibigbe - Polymers, 2021 - mdpi.com
The negative factors that result in delayed and prolonged wound healing process include
microbial pathogens, excess wound exudates, underlying conditions, smoking, obesity, etc …

Chitosan-based dressings loaded with neurotensin—an efficient strategy to improve early diabetic wound healing

LIF Moura, AMA Dias, EC Leal, L Carvalho… - Acta biomaterialia, 2014 - Elsevier
One important complication of diabetes mellitus is chronic, non-healing diabetic foot ulcers
(DFUs). This study aims to develop and use dressings based on chitosan derivatives for the …

Acacia gum polysaccharide based hydrogel wound dressings: Synthesis, characterization, drug delivery and biomedical properties

B Singh, S Sharma, A Dhiman - Carbohydrate Polymers, 2017 - Elsevier
Keeping in view the importance of polysaccharide gums for wound care, in the present
article, an attempt has been made to explore antioxidant nature of gum acacia in designing …

Enhancement of wound healing by chitosan/hyaluronan polyelectrolyte membrane loaded with glutathione: In vitro and in vivo evaluations

TM Tamer, MA Hassan, K Valachová, AM Omer… - Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
The inflammation of chronic wounds generally causes delaying their healing process. The
present work aims to formulate a wound dressing polyelectrolyte membrane based on …

[HTML][HTML] Fabaceae medicinal flora with therapeutic potential in Savanna areas in the Chapada do Araripe, Northeastern Brazil

MJF Macêdo, DA Ribeiro, MO Santos… - Revista Brasileira de …, 2018 - SciELO Brasil
Fabaceae is one of the largest families of ethnopharmacological importance. From this
botanical group, important chemical constituents that act in the treatment and/or healing of …