Recent Insights on Biomedical Applications of Bacterial Cellulose based Composite Hydrogels

2021 ◽  
Vol 28 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wei Liu ◽  
Haishun Du ◽  
Ting Zheng ◽  
Chuanling Si
Keyword(s):  
Drug Delivery ◽  
Tissue Engineering ◽  
Bacterial Cellulose ◽  
High Purity ◽  
Biomedical Applications ◽  
3D Structure ◽  
Wound Dressings ◽  
Tissue Engineering Scaffolds ◽  
Composite Hydrogels ◽  
Good Biocompatibility

Background: Bacterial cellulose (BC) and its derivatives are a rich source of renewable natural ingredients, which are of great significance for biomedical and medical applications but have not yet been fully exploited. BC is a high-purity, biocompatible, and versatile biomaterial that can be used alone or in combination with other ingredients such as polymers and nanoparticles to provide different structural organization and function. This review briefly introduces the research status of BC hydrogels, focusing on the preparation of BC based composite hydrogels and their applications in the field of biomedicine, particularly the wound dressings, tissue engineering scaffolds, and drug delivery. Methods: By reviewing the most recent literature on this subject, we summarized recent advances in the preparation of BC based composite hydrogels and their advances in biomedical applications, including wound dressings, tissue engineering, and drug delivery. Results: BC composite hydrogels have broadened the field of application of BC and developed a variety of BC-based biomaterials with excellent properties. BC-based hydrogels have good biocompatibility and broad application prospects in the biomedical field. Conclusion: BC based composite hydrogels with the advantages of 3D structure, non-toxicity, high purity, and good biocompatibility, have great prospects in the development of sustainable and multifunctional biomaterials for biomedical applications.

scholarly journals Application of polymer in biomedical implication

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 098-114
Author(s):  
Meheta Datta ◽  
Kazi Madina Maraz ◽  
Naziza Rahman ◽  
Ruhul A. Khan
Keyword(s):  
Drug Delivery ◽  
Tissue Engineering ◽  
Physical Properties ◽  
Biomedical Applications ◽  
Polymeric Materials ◽  
High Strength ◽  
Wound Dressings ◽  
Tissue Engineering Scaffolds ◽  
Great Demand ◽  
External Stimuli

Polymers are serving the mankind in various ways since long. Over the previous number of years, these polymers have found great demand in various domains. These materials are intensively studied over the years for a various range of applications Polymeric materials have found notable applications within the sphere of biomedical. This might ensue to their useful properties, such as: easy processing, lightweight and suppleness, high strength to weight, availability and recyclability. Polymeric materials also are able to alter their chemical or physical properties upon exposure to external stimuli. Thanks to these properties, they're widely applied for biomedical applications like drug delivery, tissue engineering scaffolds, wound dressings, and antibacterial coatings.

scholarly journals Surface Modification of Bacterial Cellulose for Biomedical Applications

2022 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 610
Author(s):  
Teresa Aditya ◽  
Jean Paul Allain ◽  
Camilo Jaramillo ◽  
Andrea Mesa Restrepo
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Drug Delivery ◽  
Tissue Engineering ◽  
Surface Modification ◽  
Bacterial Cellulose ◽  
Biomedical Applications ◽  
Human Tissues ◽  
Naturally Occurring ◽  
Microstructure And Mechanical Properties

Bacterial cellulose is a naturally occurring polysaccharide with numerous biomedical applications that range from drug delivery platforms to tissue engineering strategies. BC possesses remarkable biocompatibility, microstructure, and mechanical properties that resemble native human tissues, making it suitable for the replacement of damaged or injured tissues. In this review, we will discuss the structure and mechanical properties of the BC and summarize the techniques used to characterize these properties. We will also discuss the functionalization of BC to yield nanocomposites and the surface modification of BC by plasma and irradiation-based methods to fabricate materials with improved functionalities such as bactericidal capabilities.

scholarly journals Marine Algae Polysaccharides as Basis for Wound Dressings, Drug Delivery, and Tissue Engineering: A Review

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (7) ◽  
pp. 481 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tatyana A. Kuznetsova ◽  
Boris G. Andryukov ◽  
Natalia N. Besednova ◽  
Tatyana S. Zaporozhets ◽  
Andrey V. Kalinin
Keyword(s):  
Drug Delivery ◽  
Tissue Engineering ◽  
Regenerative Medicine ◽  
Wound Dressing ◽  
Biological Properties ◽  
Wound Dressings ◽  
Tissue Engineering Scaffolds ◽  
Treatment Of Wounds ◽  
New Generation ◽  
Dressing Materials

The present review considers the physicochemical and biological properties of polysaccharides (PS) from brown, red, and green algae (alginates, fucoidans, carrageenans, and ulvans) used in the latest technologies of regenerative medicine (tissue engineering, modulation of the drug delivery system, and the design of wound dressing materials). Information on various types of modern biodegradable and biocompatible PS-based wound dressings (membranes, foams, hydrogels, nanofibers, and sponges) is provided; the results of experimental and clinical trials of some dressing materials in the treatment of wounds of various origins are analyzed. Special attention is paid to the ability of PS to form hydrogels, as hydrogel dressings meet the basic requirements set out for a perfect wound dressing. The current trends in the development of new-generation PS-based materials for designing drug delivery systems and various tissue-engineering scaffolds, which makes it possible to create human-specific tissues and develop target-oriented and personalized regenerative medicine products, are also discussed.

scholarly journals Antibacterial cellulose-based aerogels for wound healing application: A review

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (10) ◽  
pp. 4032-4040
Author(s):  
Esam Bashir Yahya ◽  
Marwa Mohammed Alzalouk ◽  
Khalifa A. Alfallous ◽  
Abdullah F. Abogmaza
Keyword(s):  
Drug Delivery ◽  
Tissue Engineering ◽  
Wound Healing ◽  
Wound Dressing ◽  
Biomedical Applications ◽  
Inorganic Materials ◽  
Medical Applications ◽  
Tissue Engineering Scaffolds

Aerogels have been steadily developed since its first invention to become one of the most promising materials for various medical and non-medical applications. It has been prepared from organic and inorganic materials, in pure forms or composites. Cellulose-based aerogels are considered one of the promising materials in biomedical applications due to their availability, degradability, biocompatibility and non-cytotoxicity compared to conventional silica or metal-based aerogels. The unique properties of such materials permit their utilization in drug delivery, biosensing, tissue engineering scaffolds, and wound dressing. This review presents a summary of aerogel development as well as the properties and applications of aerogels. Herein, we further discuss the recent works pertaining to utilization of cellulose-based aerogels for antibacterial delivery.

Microfluidic Biomaterials

MRS Bulletin ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 31 (2) ◽  
pp. 114-119 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abraham D. Stroock ◽  
Mario Cabodi
Keyword(s):  
Drug Delivery ◽  
Tissue Engineering ◽  
Mass Transfer ◽  
Wound Healing ◽  
Biomedical Applications ◽  
Wound Dressings ◽  
Living Systems ◽  
Living Tissue ◽  
Hydrodynamic Stresses

Biomedical applications—prostheses, tissue engineering, drug delivery, and wound healing—demand increasingly sophisticated characteristics from the materials that come into contact with living systems in the laboratory and the clinic. With the development of microfluidics, there is an opportunity to create active biomaterials based on embedded microfluidic structures. These structures allow for control of the concentrations of soluble chemicals and hydrodynamic stresses within the material and at its interfaces, and thus allow one to tailor the environment experienced by the living tissue. In this article, we review initial efforts to develop these microfluidic biomaterials and present considerations regarding the required characteristics of the materials and of the microfluidic-mediated mass transfer. As specific examples, we present work toward microfluidic control of mass transfer in scaffolds for tissue engineering and in wound dressings.

scholarly journals Effect of Relative Humidity on the Electrospinning Performance of Regenerated Silk Solution

Polymers ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (15) ◽  
pp. 2479
Author(s):  
Bo Kyung Park ◽  
In Chul Um
Keyword(s):  
Tissue Engineering ◽  
Fourier Transform ◽  
Relative Humidity ◽  
Biomedical Applications ◽  
Molecular Conformation ◽  
Fiber Diameter ◽  
Tissue Engineering Scaffolds ◽  
Formic Acid Solution ◽  
Good Biocompatibility ◽  
Β Sheet

Recently, the electrospun silk web has been intensively studied in terms of its biomedical applications, including tissue engineering scaffolds, due to its good biocompatibility, cytocompatibility, and biodegradability. In this study, the effect of relative humidity (RH) conditions on the morphology of electrospun silk fiber and the electrospinning production rate of silk solution was examined. In addition, the effect of RH on the molecular conformation of electrospun silk web was examined using Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy. As RH was increased, the maximum electrospinning rate of silk solution and fiber diameter of the resultant electrospun silk web were decreased. When RH was increased to 60%, some beads were observed, which showed that the electrospinnability of silk formic acid solution deteriorated with an increase in RH. The FTIR results showed that electrospun silk web was partially β-sheet crystallized and RH did not affect the molecular conformation of silk.

scholarly journals Bacterial Nanocellulose and Its Surface Modification by Glycidyl Methacrylate and Ethylene Glycol Dimethacrylate. Incorporation of Vancomycin and Ciprofloxacin

Nanomaterials ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (12) ◽  
pp. 1668 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elena Vismara ◽  
Andrea Bernardi ◽  
Chiara Bongio ◽  
Silvia Farè ◽  
Salvatore Pappalardo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Tissue Engineering ◽  
Ethylene Glycol ◽  
Biomedical Applications ◽  
Ethylene Glycol Dimethacrylate ◽  
Wound Dressings ◽  
Cross Linking ◽  
Glycol Dimethacrylate ◽  
Tissue Engineering Scaffolds ◽  
Bacterial Nanocellulose ◽  
Substitution Degree

Among nanocelluloses, bacterial nanocellulose (BNC) has proven to be a promising candidate in a range of biomedical applications, from topical wound dressings to tissue-engineering scaffolds. Chemical modifications and incorporation of bioactive molecules have been obtained, further increasing the potential of BNC. This study describes the incorporation of vancomycin and ciprofloxacin in BNC and in modified BNC to afford bioactive BNCs suitable for topical wound dressings and tissue-engineering scaffolds. BNC was modified by grafting glycidylmethacrylate (GMA) and further cross-linking with ethylene glycol dimethacrylate (EGDMA) with the formation of stable C–C bonds through a radical Fenton-type process that involves generation of cellulose carbon centred radicals scavenged by methacrylate structures. The average molar substitution degree MS (MS = methacrylate residue per glucose unit, measured by Fourier transform infrared (FT–IR) analysis) can be modulated in a large range from 0.1 up to 3. BNC-GMA, BNC-EGDMA and BNC-GMA-EGDMA maintain the hydrogel status until MS reaches the value of 1. The mechanical stress resistance increase of BNC-GMA and BNC-GMA-EGDMA of MS around 0.8 with respect to BNC suggests that they can be preferred to BNC for tissue-engineering scaffolds in cases where the resistance plays a crucial role. BNC, BNC-GMA, BNC-EGDMA and BNC-GMA-EGDMA were loaded with vancomycin (VC) and ciprofloxacin (CP) and submitted to release experiments. BNC-GMA-EGDMA of high substitution degree (0.7–1) hold up to 50 percentage of the loaded vancomycin and ciprofloxacin amount, suggesting that they can be further investigated for long-term antimicrobial activity. Furthermore, they were not colonized by Staphylococcus aureus (S.A.) and Klebsiella pneumonia (K.P.). Grafting and cross-linking BNC modification emerges from our results as a good choice to improve the BNC potential in biomedical applications like topical wound dressings and tissue-engineering scaffolds.

Novel tissue engineering scaffolds as wound dressings loaded with Alkannins/Shikonins as active ingredients

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
AS Arampatzis ◽  
K Theodoridis ◽  
E Aggelidou ◽  
KN Kontogiannopoulos ◽  
I Tsivintzelis ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Tissue Engineering ◽  
Wound Dressings ◽  
Active Ingredients ◽  
Tissue Engineering Scaffolds

scholarly journals The effects of cononsolvents on the synthesis of responsive particles via polymerisation-induced thermal self-assembly

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marissa Morales-Moctezuma ◽  
Sebastian G Spain
Keyword(s):  
Drug Delivery ◽  
Tissue Engineering ◽  
Self Assembly ◽  
Biomedical Applications

Nanogels have emerged as innovative platforms for numerous biomedical applications including gene and drug delivery, biosensors, imaging, and tissue engineering. Polymerisation-induced thermal self-assembly (PITSA) has been shown to be suitable...

scholarly journals GAKTpore: Stereological Characterisation Methods for Porous Foams in Biomedical Applications

Materials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (5) ◽  
pp. 1269
Author(s):  
Gareth Sheppard ◽  
Karl Tassenberg ◽  
Bogdan Nenchev ◽  
Joel Strickland ◽  
Ramy Mesalam ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Tissue Engineering ◽  
Biomedical Applications ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Collagen Scaffold ◽  
Porous Structures ◽  
Tissue Engineering Scaffolds ◽  
Biological Responses ◽  
Sem Micrograph ◽  
Cell Adhesion And Proliferation ◽  
Characterisation Methods

In tissue engineering, scaffolds are a key component that possess a highly elaborate pore structure. Careful characterisation of such porous structures enables the prediction of a variety of large-scale biological responses. In this work, a rapid, efficient, and accurate methodology for 2D bulk porous structure analysis is proposed. The algorithm, “GAKTpore”, creates a morphology map allowing quantification and visualisation of spatial feature variation. The software achieves 99.6% and 99.1% mean accuracy for pore diameter and shape factor identification, respectively. There are two main algorithm novelties within this work: (1) feature-dependant homogeneity map; (2) a new waviness function providing insights into the convexity/concavity of pores, important for understanding the influence on cell adhesion and proliferation. The algorithm is applied to foam structures, providing a full characterisation of a 10 mm diameter SEM micrograph (14,784 × 14,915 px) with 190,249 pores in ~9 min and has elucidated new insights into collagen scaffold formation by relating microstructural formation to the bulk formation environment. This novel porosity characterisation algorithm demonstrates its versatility, where accuracy, repeatability, and time are paramount. Thus, GAKTpore offers enormous potential to optimise and enhance scaffolds within tissue engineering.

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