Potential of electrospun chitosan fibers as a surface layer in functionally graded GTR membrane for periodontal regeneration.
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Electrospin chitosan (CH) membranes with a low or high degree of fiber orientation are examined for use as a surface layer in GTR membranes, which can ease integration with the periodontal tissue by controlling the direction of cell growth.About:
This article is published in Dental Materials.The article was published on 2017-01-01 and is currently open access. It has received 109 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Bone regeneration & Electrospinning.read more
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Antimicrobial and antioxidant properties of chitosan and its derivatives and their applications: A review
Mohamed E. Abd El-Hack,Mohamed T. El-Saadony,Manal E. Shafi,Nidal M. Zabermawi,Muhammad Arif,Gaber El-Saber Batiha,Asmaa F. Khafaga,Yasmina M. Abd El-Hakim,Adham A. Al-Sagheer +8 more
TL;DR: The antioxidant and antimicrobial properties of chitosan and its derivatives, including wound healing products, wastewater treatment, and cosmetics, have been highlighted and the impacts of ch itosan on physicochemical parameters like molecular weight and deacetylation degree on its bioactivities are identified.
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Biomedical applications of chitosan electrospun nanofibers as a green polymer - Review.
TL;DR: This review outlines new developments in the biomedical applications of environmentally friendly ('green') chitosan and ch itosan-blend electrospun nanofibers and Electrospinning is a novel technique for chitOSan nanofiber fabrication.
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Electrospinning of Chitosan-Based Solutions for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine.
Saad Bin Qasim,Muhammad Sohail Zafar,Shariq Najeeb,Zohaib Khurshid,Altaf H Shah,Shehriar Husain,Ihtesham Ur Rehman +6 more
TL;DR: Evidence exists in support of the favourable properties and biocompatibility of chitosan electrospun composite biomaterials for a range of applications, however, further research and in vivo studies are required to translate these materials from the laboratory to clinical applications.
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A review on chitosan centred scaffolds and their applications in tissue engineering
TL;DR: In this review chitosan, its properties and role either virgin, chemically or physically modified, 2D or 3D scaffolds for tissue engineering application have been highlighted.
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Chitosan Biomaterials for Current and Potential Dental Applications.
Shehriar Husain,Khalid H Al-Samadani,Shariq Najeeb,Muhammad Sohail Zafar,Muhammad Sohail Zafar,Zohaib Khurshid,Sana Zohaib,Saad Bin Qasim +7 more
TL;DR: This review aims to highlight and discuss the hype around the development of novel chitosan biomaterials and utilize chitOSan as a critical additive for the modification and improvement of existing dental materials.
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Electrospinning of Nanofibers: Reinventing the Wheel?†
Dan Li,Younan Xia +1 more
TL;DR: An overview of electrospinning can be found in this article, where the authors focus on progress achieved in the last three years and highlight some potential applications associated with the remarkable features of electro-spun nanofibers.
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Electrospinning: Applications in drug delivery and tissue engineering
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Chitosan as Antimicrobial Agent: Applications and Mode of Action
TL;DR: The current review of 129 references describes the biological activity of several chitosan derivatives and the modes of action that have been postulated in the literature.
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Electrospun nanofibrous structure: A novel scaffold for tissue engineering
TL;DR: A novel poly(D,L-lactide-co-glycolide) (PLGA) structure with a unique architecture produced by an electrospinning process has been developed for tissue-engineering applications, which acts to support and guide cell growth.
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Chitosan-based biomaterials for tissue engineering
TL;DR: The preparation and properties of innovative chitosan-based biomaterials, with respect to their future applications, are highlighted, with a special focus on wound healing application.