4D printing of shape memory polymer composites: A review on fabrication techniques, applications, and future perspectives

MY Khalid, ZU Arif, R Noroozi, A Zolfagharian… - Journal of Manufacturing …, 2022 - Elsevier
In recent years, there has been rising interest in additively manufactured shape memory
polymers (SMPs) and their multi-functional composites. Four-dimensional (4D) printing is an …

Biopolymeric sustainable materials and their emerging applications

ZU Arif, MY Khalid, MF Sheikh, A Zolfagharian… - Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Advancements in polymer science and engineering have helped the scientific community to
shift its attention towards the use of environmentally benign materials for reducing the …

[HTML][HTML] 4D bioprinting of smart polymers for biomedical applications: Recent progress, challenges, and future perspectives

ZU Arif, MY Khalid, A Zolfagharian… - Reactive and Functional …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract 4D bioprinting is the next-generation additive manufacturing-based fabrication
platform employed to construct intricate, adaptive, and dynamic soft and hard tissue …

Nanocellulose‐based functional materials: from chiral photonics to soft actuator and energy storage

P Lv, X Lu, L Wang, W Feng - Advanced Functional Materials, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Nanocellulose is currently in the limelight of extensive research from fundamental science to
technological applications owing to its renewable and carbon‐neutral nature, superior …

Preparation of nanocellulose and its applications in wound dressing: A review

C Yang, Y Zhu, Z Tian, C Zhang, X Han, S Jiang… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Nanocellulose, as a nanoscale polymer material, has garnered significant attention
worldwide due to its numerous advantages including excellent biocompatibility, thermal …

Recent advances and future perspective on nanocellulose-based materials in diverse water treatment applications

B Aoudi, Y Boluk, MG El-Din - Science of The Total Environment, 2022 - Elsevier
Over the past few years, nanocellulose and its derivatives have drawn attention as
promising bio-based materials for water treatment applications due to their high surface …

Recent advances in the application of clay-containing hydrogels for hemostasis and wound healing

X Huang, B Hu, X Zhang, P Fan, Z Chen… - Expert Opinion on Drug …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction Immediate control of bleeding and anti-infection play important roles in wound
management. Multiple organ dysfunction syndrome and death may occur if persistent …

Natural polymers in wound healing: From academic studies to commercial products

M Tavakoli, S Labbaf, M Mirhaj, S Salehi… - Journal of Applied …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Natural biopolymers (carbohydrates and proteins) are the family of natural polymers that are
widely used in wound healing. This is due to their biocompatibility and their chemical …

Bacterial cellulose-based materials as dressings for wound healing

M Horue, JM Silva, IR Berti, LR Brandão, HS Barud… - Pharmaceutics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Bacterial cellulose (BC) is produced by several microorganisms as extracellular structures
and can be modified by various physicochemical and biological strategies to produce …

Role of hydrophobic associations in self-healing hydrogels based on amphiphilic polysaccharides

M Nichifor - Polymers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Self-healing hydrogels have the ability to recover their original properties after the action of
an external stress, due to presence in their structure of reversible chemical or physical cross …