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Recent advances in PVA-polysaccharide based hydrogels and electrospun nanofibers in biomedical applications: A review.

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In this paper, modern perspectives of synthesized/developed electrospun nanofibrous hydrogel membranes based popular carbohydrate polymers blend PVA which recently have been employed for versatile biomedical applications particularly wound dressings, were discussed intensively and compared in detail with traditional fabricated membranes based films, as well.
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This article is published in International Journal of Biological Macromolecules.The article was published on 2021-08-03. It has received 57 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Self-healing hydrogels.

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Review of the Recent Advances in Electrospun Nanofibers Applications in Water Purification

TL;DR: In this article , a review of recent progress made in the use of electrospun nanofibers to purify polluted water, wherein the distinctive characteristics of this type of nanofiber are essential when using them to remove organic and inorganic pollutants from wastewater, as well as for oil/water (O/W) separation.
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Recent advances in electrospun nanofibers for wound dressing

TL;DR: In this paper , the most recent developments of electrospun nanofibers as wound dressings are reviewed, including polymer materials, structure characteristics and the function of promoting wound healing.
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The Effect of Nanoparticle-Incorporated Natural-Based Biomaterials towards Cells on Activated Pathways: A Systematic Review

TL;DR: Most of the studies reported positive outcomes of biomaterial scaffolds incorporated with nanoparticles on cell attachment, viability, proliferation, and migration, and combining therapies consisting of nanoparticles and biomaterials could be promising for future therapies and better outcomes in tissue engineering and regenerative medicine.
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A Review of Sustained Drug Release Studies from Nanofiber Hydrogels

TL;DR: A recent review as discussed by the authors discusses recent advances in the fabrication and application of biomedical nanofiber hydrogels with a strong emphasis on drug release, showing that a major outcome from these works is that nanofibels can maintain drug release rates exceeding a few days, even extending into months, which is an extremely difficult task to achieve without the nano-texture.
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Fabrication and characterization of biopolymers with antibacterial nanoparticles and Calendula officinalis flower extract as an active ingredient for modern hydrogel wound dressings

TL;DR: In this paper , a three-component chitosan (CS) / sodium alginate (SA) / polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) hydrogel with various weight percentages (0, 5, 10, 15, and 20) wt% of Ag 2 O/SiO 2 with Calendula officinalis flower extract as an active ingredient are fabricated as a novel and green wound dressing.
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Fabrication and characterization of electrospun nanofibers from Moringa stenopetala seed protein

TL;DR: In this article, water soluble proteins extracted from Moringa stenopetala seeds were investigated as potential natural polymer for electrospinning of nanofibers after blending with polyvinyl alcohol (PVA).
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Antibacterial nanofibrous scaffolds with lowered cytotoxicity using keratin extracted from quail feathers

TL;DR: It is concluded that the addition of extracted keratin into a polymeric matrix (polyvinyl alcohol) can improve both antibacterial properties and cell viability for the resultant scaffolds, and this qualifies them as potent candidates for biomedical applications.
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Two-Phase Electrospinning to Incorporate Polyelectrolyte Complexes and Growth Factors into Electrospun Chitosan Nanofibers

TL;DR: This work explores preservation of fibroblast growth factor-2 (FGF-2) activity in chitosan nanofibers using two-phase electrospinning via a compound coaxial needle and from a water-in-oil emulsion.
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PVA/PAA based electrospun nanofibers with pH-responsive color change using bromothymol blue and on-demand ciprofloxacin release properties

TL;DR: Antibacterial drug ciprofloxacin enhanced the functionality of the potential wound dressing by showing excellent antibacterial property against both gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria.
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Cellulose acetate/poly(vinyl alcohol) hybrid fibrous mat containing tetracycline hydrochloride and phenytoin sodium: Morphology, drug release, antibacterial, and cell culture studies:

TL;DR: The presented hybrid fibrous mat shows a high potent for biomedical applications and shows improved cell growth, viability, and antibacterial activity against Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus in comparison with sample without drugs.
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