Cellulose and its derivatives: towards biomedical applications

H Seddiqi, E Oliaei, H Honarkar, J Jin, LC Geonzon… - Cellulose, 2021 - Springer
Cellulose is the most abundant polysaccharide on Earth. It can be obtained from a vast
number of sources, eg cell walls of wood and plants, some species of bacteria, and algae …

Recent advances in composites based on cellulose derivatives for biomedical applications

M Oprea, SI Voicu - Carbohydrate Polymers, 2020 - Elsevier
Cellulose derivatives represent a viable alternative to pure cellulose due to their solubility in
water and common organic solvents. This, coupled with their low cost, biocompatibility, and …

Functionalized chitosan/spherical nanocellulose-based hydrogel with superior antibacterial efficiency for wound healing

DK Patel, K Ganguly, J Hexiu, SD Dutta, TV Patil… - Carbohydrate …, 2022 - Elsevier
Cellulose nanomaterials have received significant interest due to their superior
physicochemical properties and biocompatibility. The nanomaterials-based hydrogel …

Electrospun nanocomposites containing cellulose and its derivatives modified with specialized biomolecules for an enhanced wound healing

MA Teixeira, MC Paiva, MTP Amorim, HP Felgueiras - Nanomaterials, 2020 - mdpi.com
Wound healing requires careful, directed, and effective therapies to prevent infections and
accelerate tissue regeneration. In light of these demands, active biomolecules with …

Cellulose-based electrospun nanofibers: a review

J Kerwald, CF de Moura Junior, ED Freitas… - Cellulose, 2022 - Springer
Cellulosic materials have gained a lot of attention in the last decades because of their
abundancy, renewability and excellent physicochemical properties. Meanwhile, research on …

Progress of improving mechanical strength of electrospun nanofibrous membranes

Y Han, Y Xu, S Zhang, T Li… - Macromolecular …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Electrospun nanofibers with superior performance have attracted widespread attention from
researchers due to their extensive application in biomedical materials, filtration, catalysis …

Multifaceted applications of cellulosic porous materials in environment, energy, and health

H Cheng, L Lijie, B Wang, X Feng, Z Mao… - Progress in polymer …, 2020 - Elsevier
Macromolecular materials of natural origin, like cellulose, provide attractive alternatives to
synthetic polymers for numerous applications. These advantages are related to the …

Host response to biomaterials for cartilage tissue engineering: key to remodeling

F Wei, S Liu, M Chen, G Tian, K Zha, Z Yang… - … in Bioengineering and …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Biomaterials play a core role in cartilage repair and regeneration. The success or failure of
an implanted biomaterial is largely dependent on host response following implantation. Host …

Bacterial cellulose sponges obtained with green cross-linkers for tissue engineering

AN Frone, DM Panaitescu, CA Nicolae… - Materials Science and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Three-dimensional (3D) porous structures with controlled pore size and
interconnected pores, good mechanical properties and biocompatibility are of great interest …

Effect of aging treatment on the physicochemical properties of collagen films

D Shi, F Liu, Z Yu, B Chang, HD Goff, F Zhong - Food Hydrocolloids, 2019 - Elsevier
Aging treatment was used as a safe and green physical crosslinking method to successfully
improve the physicochemical properties of collagen casing films. The aging treatment …