Chronic wounds deeply invalidate patient's quality of life, involving very high costs for the
medical system. Numerous wound dressings have been studied over the years, and active …

The main aim of this review is to assess the potential use of natural cross-linking agents,
such as genipin, citric acid, tannic acid, epigallocatechin gallate, and vanillin in preparing …

The clinical applications of currently used photosensitizers are limited by high costs,
inconvenient preparation, suboptimal biodegradability, and a lack of biological activity …

Abstract Opuntia ficus‐indica (OFI), widely recognized as prickly pear, is native to Mexico
and it is distributed in many areas of the world because of its socioeconomic, agronomic …

Polysaccharide electrospun wound dressings should be an effective strategy in the field of
wound care, as they combine an extracellular matrix-like structure with excellent biomimicry …

Hydrogels are three-dimensional networks that can absorb moisture up to several times their
weight and have many medical and biological applications. In this paper, the fabrication and …

Traditional chitosan-acetic film, with unpleasant flavor and poor water resistance, is limited
in its application in food industry. This study aimed to explore a potential alternative to …

Therapeutic proteins can treat a myriad of diseases; however, their effectiveness is limited
by short half-lives. Controlled release systems are advantageous because they prolong the …

In the present work, chitosan (CHT) as a biodegradable polymer was crosslinked using
various amounts of glycyrrhizic acid (GLA) as a novel crosslinking agent to prepare …

Based on sodium methacrylate alginate (MASA) and carboxymethyl chitosan (CMCS),
double network (DN) hydrogels were formed by covalent crosslinking and physical …