Smart Dressings Based on Nanostructured Fibers Containing Natural Origin Antimicrobial, Anti-Inflammatory, and Regenerative Compounds
Abstract
:1. Introduction
1.1. Wounds
1.2. The Clinical Burden of Wounds in the Health Care System
1.3. Wound Healing Process: Stages of Wound Healing
2. Solutions and Standard Care Guidelines
2.1. Current Therapeutic Approaches/Options for Chronic Wound Treatment
2.2. Wound Dressings
2.2.1. Classification of Dressings: Passive, Interactive, and Bioactive Dressings
2.2.2. Desirable Characteristics of Wound Dressings
3. Materials
3.1. Nanostructured Dressings
3.2. Scaffolds Based on Natural Origin and Synthetic Polymers
3.2.1. Natural Origin Polymers
3.2.2. Synthetic Polymers
3.3. Fabrication (Electrospinning, Phase Separation, Auto-Assembly, etc.)
3.4. Dressings for Controlled Drug Delivery to the Wound
4. Essential Oils, Honey, Aloe Vera, Cationic Peptides and other Natural Origin Antimicrobial, Anti-Inflammatory and Regenerative Compounds
4.1. Antimicrobials
4.2. Anti-Inflammatory
4.3. Regenerative
4.4. Dose Analysis
5. Combination of Nanostructured Dressings with Essential Oils
5.1. Modification of Commercially Available Wound Dressings
5.2. Polymer Films and Foams Containing Essential Oils
5.3. Fiber-Based Mats
6. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Andreu, V.; Mendoza, G.; Arruebo, M.; Irusta, S. Smart Dressings Based on Nanostructured Fibers Containing Natural Origin Antimicrobial, Anti-Inflammatory, and Regenerative Compounds. Materials 2015, 8, 5154-5193. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma8085154
Andreu V, Mendoza G, Arruebo M, Irusta S. Smart Dressings Based on Nanostructured Fibers Containing Natural Origin Antimicrobial, Anti-Inflammatory, and Regenerative Compounds. Materials. 2015; 8(8):5154-5193. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma8085154
Chicago/Turabian StyleAndreu, Vanesa, Gracia Mendoza, Manuel Arruebo, and Silvia Irusta. 2015. "Smart Dressings Based on Nanostructured Fibers Containing Natural Origin Antimicrobial, Anti-Inflammatory, and Regenerative Compounds" Materials 8, no. 8: 5154-5193. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma8085154