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68 Citations
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32 Pages

26 June 2021

The management of chronic wounds is challenging. The factors that impede wound healing include malnutrition, diseases (such as diabetes, cancer), and bacterial infection. Most of the presently utilized wound dressing materials suffer from severe limi...

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  • Open Access
7 Citations
4,632 Views
9 Pages

23 December 2021

Background: Thermal injuries represent a highly relevant epidemiologic problem with 11 million individuals affected globally each year, of which around 2.75 million are children. Different approaches to the conservative treatment of second-degree bur...

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  • Open Access
24 Citations
4,922 Views
12 Pages

Fabrication and Characterization of Electrospun Poly(Caprolactone)/Tannic Acid Scaffold as an Antibacterial Wound Dressing

  • Xuefei Chen,
  • Qianqian Zhang,
  • Yi Wang,
  • Jie Meng,
  • Meiqin Wu,
  • Huaizhong Xu,
  • Lei Du and
  • Xiaohua Yang

24 January 2023

Antibacterial wound dressings are promising materials to treat infected skin wounds, which greatly affect the wound-healing process. In this study, tannic acid (TA), a natural antibacterial agent, was successfully loaded by electrospinning into poly(...

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  • Open Access
80 Citations
6,701 Views
21 Pages

Poly-ε-Caprolactone/Gelatin Hybrid Electrospun Composite Nanofibrous Mats Containing Ultrasound Assisted Herbal Extract: Antimicrobial and Cell Proliferation Study

  • Raghavendra Ramalingam,
  • Chetna Dhand,
  • Chak Ming Leung,
  • Hariharan Ezhilarasu,
  • Praseetha Prasannan,
  • Seow Theng Ong,
  • Sundarapandian Subramanian,
  • Mohammed Kamruddin,
  • Rajamani Lakshminarayanan and
  • Kantha Deivi Arunachalam
  • + 1 author

20 March 2019

Electrospun fibers have emerged as promising materials in the field of biomedicine, due to their superior physical and cell supportive properties. In particular, electrospun mats are being developed for advanced wound dressing applications. Such appl...

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  • Open Access
31 Citations
6,486 Views
24 Pages

Electrospun Fibers and Sorbents as a Possible Basis for Effective Composite Wound Dressings

  • Alan Saúl Álvarez-Suárez,
  • Syed G. Dastager,
  • Nina Bogdanchikova,
  • Daniel Grande,
  • Alexey Pestryakov,
  • Juan Carlos García-Ramos,
  • Graciela Lizeth Pérez-González,
  • Karla Juárez-Moreno,
  • Yanis Toledano-Magaña and
  • Luis Jesús Villarreal-Gómez
  • + 7 authors

22 April 2020

Skin burns and ulcers are considered hard-to-heal wounds due to their high infection risk. For this reason, designing new options for wound dressings is a growing need. The objective of this work is to investigate the properties of poly (ε-ca...

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  • Open Access
5 Citations
2,803 Views
16 Pages

Comparative Investigation of Collagen-Based Hybrid 3D Structures for Potential Biomedical Applications

  • Geta David,
  • Alexandra I. Bargan,
  • Mioara Drobota,
  • Adrian Bele and
  • Irina Rosca

15 June 2021

Collagen is a key component for devices envisaging biomedical applications; however, current increasing requirements impose the use of multicomponent materials. Here, a series of hybrid collagen-based 3D materials, comprising also poly(ε-caprolactone...

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  • Open Access
119 Citations
10,507 Views
16 Pages

Evaluation of Electrospun Poly(ε-Caprolactone)/Gelatin Nanofiber Mats Containing Clove Essential Oil for Antibacterial Wound Dressing

  • Irem Unalan,
  • Stefan J. Endlein,
  • Benedikt Slavik,
  • Andrea Buettner,
  • Wolfgang H. Goldmann,
  • Rainer Detsch and
  • Aldo R. Boccaccini

The objective of this study was to produce antibacterial poly(ε-caprolactone) (PCL)-gelatin (GEL) electrospun nanofiber mats containing clove essential oil (CLV) using glacial acetic acid (GAA) as a “benign” (non-toxic) solvent. T...

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  • Open Access
18 Citations
6,077 Views
12 Pages

12 August 2015

Electrospun polycaprolacyone/polymethacrylic acid graft copolymer nanofibers (PCL/MAA) containing silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) were synthesized for effective wound disinfection. Surface morphology, AgNPs content, water uptake of electrospun PCL/MAA g...

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16 Citations
4,527 Views
14 Pages

Characterizations and Antibacterial Efficacy of Chitosan Oligomers Synthesized by Microwave-Assisted Hydrogen Peroxide Oxidative Depolymerization Method for Infectious Wound Applications

  • Vinh Khanh Doan,
  • Khanh Loan Ly,
  • Nam Minh-Phuong Tran,
  • Trinh Phuong-Thi Ho,
  • Minh Hieu Ho,
  • Nhi Thao-Ngoc Dang,
  • Cheng-Chung Chang,
  • Hoai Thi-Thu Nguyen,
  • Phuong Thu Ha and
  • Thi Hiep Nguyen
  • + 2 authors

10 August 2021

The use of naturally occurring materials with antibacterial properties has gained a great interest in infected wound management. Despite being an abundant resource in Vietnam, chitosan and its derivatives have not yet been intensively explored for th...

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  • Open Access
11 Citations
4,076 Views
27 Pages

The Effect of a Polyester Nanofibrous Membrane with a Fibrin-Platelet Lysate Coating on Keratinocytes and Endothelial Cells in a Co-Culture System

  • Andreu Blanquer,
  • Jana Musilkova,
  • Elena Filova,
  • Johanka Taborska,
  • Eduard Brynda,
  • Tomas Riedel,
  • Andrea Klapstova,
  • Vera Jencova,
  • Jana Mullerova and
  • Lucie Bacakova
  • + 1 author

11 February 2021

Chronic wounds affect millions of patients worldwide, and it is estimated that this number will increase steadily in the future due to population ageing. The research of new therapeutic approaches to wound healing includes the development of nanofibr...

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  • Open Access
56 Citations
7,659 Views
14 Pages

Sustained Release of Antibacterial Agents from Doped Halloysite Nanotubes

  • Shraddha Patel,
  • Uday Jammalamadaka,
  • Lin Sun,
  • Karthik Tappa and
  • David K. Mills

The use of nanomaterials for improving drug delivery methods has been shown to be advantageous technically and viable economically. This study employed the use of halloysite nanotubes (HNTs) as nanocontainers, as well as enhancers of structural integ...

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2 Citations
2,916 Views
16 Pages

Poly-ε-Caprolactone-Hydroxyapatite-Alumina (PCL-HA-α-Al2O3) Electrospun Nanofibers in Wistar Rats

  • Luis Roberto Ruiz-Ramírez,
  • Oskar Álvarez-Ortega,
  • Alejandro Donohue-Cornejo,
  • León Francisco Espinosa-Cristóbal,
  • José Rurik Farias-Mancilla,
  • Carlos A. Martínez-Pérez and
  • Simón Yobanny Reyes-López

24 May 2022

Biodegradable polymers of natural origin are ideal for the development of processes in tissue engineering due to their immunogenic potential and ability to interact with living tissues. However, some synthetic polymers have been developed in recent y...

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  • Open Access
7 Citations
3,343 Views
12 Pages

Preliminary Biocompatibility Tests of Poly-ε-Caprolactone/Silver Nanofibers in Wistar Rats

  • Oskar Álvarez-Ortega,
  • Luis Roberto Ruiz-Ramírez,
  • Jesús Alberto Garibay-Alvarado,
  • Alejandro Donohue-Cornejo,
  • León Francisco Espinosa-Cristóbal,
  • Juan Carlos Cuevas-González and
  • Simón Yobanny Reyes-López

2 April 2021

Currently, nanotechnology is perceived as a promising science that produces materials with diverse unique properties at a nanometric scale. Biocompatibility tests of poly-ε-caprolactone nanofibers, embedded with silver nanoparticles manufactured by m...

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  • Open Access
25 Citations
6,524 Views
15 Pages

PCL/Andiroba Oil (Carapa guianensis Aubl.) Hybrid Film for Wound Healing Applications

  • Debora F. Silva,
  • Klinsmann T. Lima,
  • Gilmara N. T. Bastos,
  • Johnatt Allan R. Oliveira,
  • Luís Adriano S. do Nascimento,
  • Carlos Emmerson F. Costa,
  • Geraldo N. R. Filho,
  • Viktor O. C. Concha and
  • Marcele F. Passos

14 May 2021

Developing a biomimetic material to wound care is an emerging need for the healing process. Poly (ε-caprolactone) (PCL) is a polymer with the necessary dressing’s requirements often used in medicine. Their surface, physic-chemical and biological prop...

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28 Citations
4,392 Views
17 Pages

Mechanical Properties of Electrospun, Blended Fibrinogen: PCL Nanofibers

  • Jacquelyn M. Sharpe,
  • Hyunsu Lee,
  • Adam R. Hall,
  • Keith Bonin and
  • Martin Guthold

15 September 2020

Electrospun nanofibers manufactured from biocompatible materials are used in numerous bioengineering applications, such as tissue engineering, creating organoids or dressings, and drug delivery. In many of these applications, the morphological and me...

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9 Citations
3,249 Views
16 Pages

Antibacterial Poly(ε-CL)/Hydroxyapatite Electrospun Fibers Reinforced by Poly(ε-CL)-b-poly(ethylene phosphoric acid)

  • Ilya Nifant’ev,
  • Dmitry Gavrilov,
  • Alexander Tavtorkin,
  • Maria Chinova,
  • Victoria Besprozvannykh,
  • Pavel Komarov,
  • Vladimir Zaitsev,
  • Irina Podoprigora and
  • Pavel Ivchenko

In bone surgery and orthopedics, bioresorbable materials can be helpful in bone repair and countering post-op infections. Explicit antibacterial activity, osteoinductive and osteoconductive effects are essential to achieving this objective. Nonwoven...

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9 Citations
2,690 Views
16 Pages

Biodegradable Polycaprolactone Fibers with Silica Aerogel and Nanosilver Particles Produce a Coagulation Effect

  • Büşra Şengel Ayvazoğlu,
  • Muhammet Ceylan,
  • Aybüke A. Isbir Turan and
  • Elif Burcu Yılmaz

24 April 2023

Poly-ε-caprolactone (PCL) is a biodegradable aliphatic polyester that can be used in the field of biomaterials. Electrospinning is the name given to the process of producing micro and nanoscale fibers using electrostatically charged polymeric...

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22 Citations
4,449 Views
20 Pages

9 June 2022

In this study, poly(ε-caprolactone) (PCL)/gelatin (GEL) electrospun nanofibers loaded with two different concentrations of Pinus radiata bark extracts (PEs) were fabricated via electrospinning for wound healing applications. The effects of in...

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  • Open Access
19 Citations
3,995 Views
17 Pages

Integrating Porphyrinic Metal-Organic Frameworks in Nanofibrous Carrier for Photodynamic Antimicrobial Application

  • Huiru Zhang,
  • Zhihao Xu,
  • Ying Mao,
  • Yingjie Zhang,
  • Yan Li,
  • Jihong Lao and
  • Lu Wang

15 November 2021

The rise and spread of antimicrobial resistance is creating an ever greater challenge in wound management. Nanofibrous membranes (NFMs) incorporated with antibiotics have been widely used to remedy bacterial wound infections owing to their versatile...

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  • Open Access
50 Citations
5,866 Views
16 Pages

Comparison of Different Approaches to Surface Functionalization of Biodegradable Polycaprolactone Scaffolds

  • Elizaveta S. Permyakova,
  • Philipp V. Kiryukhantsev-Korneev,
  • Kristina Yu. Gudz,
  • Anton S. Konopatsky,
  • Josef Polčak,
  • Irina Y. Zhitnyak,
  • Natalia A. Gloushankova,
  • D. V. Shtansky and
  • Anton M. Manakhov

12 December 2019

Due to their good mechanical stability compared to gelatin, collagen or polyethylene glycol nanofibers and slow degradation rate, biodegradable poly-ε-caprolactone (PCL) nanofibers are promising material as scaffolds for bone and soft-tissue...

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8 Citations
3,157 Views
29 Pages

Electrospun Fibers Loaded with Pirfenidone: An Innovative Approach for Scar Modulation in Complex Wounds

  • Erika Maria Tottoli,
  • Laura Benedetti,
  • Federica Riva,
  • Enrica Chiesa,
  • Silvia Pisani,
  • Giovanna Bruni,
  • Ida Genta,
  • Bice Conti,
  • Gabriele Ceccarelli and
  • Rossella Dorati

10 October 2023

Hypertrophic scars (HTSs) are pathological structures resulting from chronic inflammation during the wound healing process, particularly in complex injuries like burns. The aim of this work is to propose Biofiber PF (biodegradable fiber loaded with P...

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  • Open Access
6 Citations
3,005 Views
26 Pages

Bactericidal Chitosan Derivatives and Their Superabsorbent Blends with ĸ-Carrageenan

  • Kamila Lewicka,
  • Anna Smola-Dmochowska,
  • Natalia Śmigiel-Gac,
  • Bożena Kaczmarczyk,
  • Henryk Janeczek,
  • Renata Barczyńska-Felusiak,
  • Izabela Szymanek,
  • Piotr Rychter and
  • Piotr Dobrzyński

The aim of this work is research dedicated to the search for new bactericidal systems for use in cosmetic formulations, dermocosmetics, or the production of wound dressings. Over the last two decades, chitosan, due to its special biological activity,...

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76 Citations
5,810 Views
16 Pages

Biocompatible Aloe vera and Tetracycline Hydrochloride Loaded Hybrid Nanofibrous Scaffolds for Skin Tissue Engineering

  • Hariharan Ezhilarasu,
  • Raghavendra Ramalingam,
  • Chetna Dhand,
  • Rajamani Lakshminarayanan,
  • Asif Sadiq,
  • Chinnasamy Gandhimathi,
  • Seeram Ramakrishna,
  • Boon Huat Bay,
  • Jayarama Reddy Venugopal and
  • Dinesh Kumar Srinivasan

18 October 2019

Aloe vera (AV) and tetracycline hydrochloride (TCH) exhibit significant properties such as anti-inflammatory, antioxidant and anti-bacterial activities to facilitate skin tissue engineering. The present study aims to develop poly-ε-caprolacto...

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10 Citations
2,677 Views
16 Pages

Electrospun Poly-ε-Caprolactone Nanofibers Incorporating Keratin Hydrolysates as Innovative Antioxidant Scaffolds

  • Naiara Jacinta Clerici,
  • Aline Aniele Vencato,
  • Rafael Helm Júnior,
  • Daniel Joner Daroit and
  • Adriano Brandelli

1 August 2024

This manuscript describes the development and characterization of electrospun nanofibers incorporating bioactive hydrolysates obtained from the microbial bioconversion of feathers, a highly available agro-industrial byproduct. The electrospun nanofib...

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12 Citations
3,213 Views
22 Pages

Electrospun Naringin-Loaded Fibers for Preventing Scar Formation during Wound Healing

  • Erika M. Tottoli,
  • Laura Benedetti,
  • Enrica Chiesa,
  • Silvia Pisani,
  • Giovanna Bruni,
  • Ida Genta,
  • Bice Conti,
  • Gabriele Ceccarelli and
  • Rossella Dorati

Hypertrophic scars (HTSs) are aberrant structures that develop where skin is injured complexly and represent the result of a chronic inflammation as a healing response. To date, there is no satisfactory prevention option for HTSs, which is due to the...