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 …

Past, present and future of surgical meshes: a review

K Baylón, P Rodríguez-Camarillo, A Elías-Zúñiga… - Membranes, 2017 - mdpi.com
Surgical meshes, in particular those used to repair hernias, have been in use since 1891.
Since then, research in the area has expanded, given the vast number of post-surgery …

Biomimetic scaffolds for regeneration of volumetric muscle loss in skeletal muscle injuries

JM Grasman, MJ Zayas, RL Page, GD Pins - Acta biomaterialia, 2015 - Elsevier
Skeletal muscle injuries typically result from traumatic incidents such as combat injuries
where soft-tissue extremity injuries are present in one of four cases. Further, about 4.5 …

Naturally derived and synthetic scaffolds for skeletal muscle reconstruction

MT Wolf, CL Dearth, SB Sonnenberg, EG Loboa… - Advanced drug delivery …, 2015 - Elsevier
Skeletal muscle tissue has an inherent capacity for regeneration following injury. However,
severe trauma, such as volumetric muscle loss, overwhelms these natural muscle repair …

Electrospun polycaprolactone membranes incorporated with ZnO nanoparticles as skin substitutes with enhanced fibroblast proliferation and wound healing

R Augustine, EA Dominic, I Reju, B Kaimal… - Rsc Advances, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
ZnO nanoparticles are well known for their ability to generate Reactive Oxygen Species
(ROS) which have a potential role in biological systems. ROS can enhance wound healing …

Functional skeletal muscle regeneration with thermally drawn porous fibers and reprogrammed muscle progenitors for volumetric muscle injury

Y Jin, D Shahriari, EJ Jeon, S Park, YS Choi… - Advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Skeletal muscle has an inherent capacity for spontaneous regeneration. However, recovery
after severe injuries such as volumetric muscle loss (VML) is limited. There is therefore a …

Collagen-based electrospun materials for tissue engineering: A systematic review

BN Blackstone, SC Gallentine, HM Powell - Bioengineering, 2021 - mdpi.com
Collagen is a key component of the extracellular matrix (ECM) in organs and tissues
throughout the body and is used for many tissue engineering applications. Electrospinning …

Soft, Long‐Lived, Bioresorbable Electronic Surgical Mesh with Wireless Pressure Monitor and On‐Demand Drug Delivery

R Kaveti, JH Lee, JK Youn, TM Jang… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Current research in the area of surgical mesh implants is somewhat limited to traditional
designs and synthesis of various mesh materials, whereas meshes with multiple functions …

A review on electrospun polymer nanostructures as advanced bioactive platforms

S Torres‐Giner, R Pérez‐Masiá… - Polymer Engineering & …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
This review article deals with latest literature studies on the potential use of polymer ultrathin
and nanosized structures obtained by electrospinning to design novel engineered materials …

A novel Bruch's membrane-mimetic electrospun substrate scaffold for human retinal pigment epithelium cells

P Xiang, KC Wu, Y Zhu, L Xiang, C Li, DL Chen… - Biomaterials, 2014 - Elsevier
Various artificial membranes have been used as scaffolds for retinal pigment epithelium
cells (RPE) for monolayer reconstruction, however, long-term cell viability and functionality …