scholarly journals Exploration of Bioengineered Scaffolds Composed of Thermo-Responsive Polymers for Drug Delivery in Wound Healing

2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (3) ◽  
pp. 1408
Author(s):  
Luis Castillo-Henríquez ◽  
Jose Castro-Alpízar ◽  
Mary Lopretti-Correa ◽  
José Vega-Baudrit
Keyword(s):  
Drug Delivery ◽  
Wound Healing ◽  
Drug Release ◽  
Inflammatory Response ◽  
Bacterial Infections ◽  
Healing Process ◽  
Solution Temperature ◽  
Wound Healing Process ◽  
Thermal Stimulus ◽  
Responsive Polymers

Innate and adaptive immune responses lead to wound healing by regulating a complex series of events promoting cellular cross-talk. An inflammatory response is presented with its characteristic clinical symptoms: heat, pain, redness, and swelling. Some smart thermo-responsive polymers like chitosan, polyvinylpyrrolidone, alginate, and poly(ε-caprolactone) can be used to create biocompatible and biodegradable scaffolds. These processed thermo-responsive biomaterials possess 3D architectures similar to human structures, providing physical support for cell growth and tissue regeneration. Furthermore, these structures are used as novel drug delivery systems. Locally heated tumors above the polymer lower the critical solution temperature and can induce its conversion into a hydrophobic form by an entropy-driven process, enhancing drug release. When the thermal stimulus is gone, drug release is reduced due to the swelling of the material. As a result, these systems can contribute to the wound healing process in accelerating tissue healing, avoiding large scar tissue, regulating the inflammatory response, and protecting from bacterial infections. This paper integrates the relevant reported contributions of bioengineered scaffolds composed of smart thermo-responsive polymers for drug delivery applications in wound healing. Therefore, we present a comprehensive review that aims to demonstrate these systems’ capacity to provide spatially and temporally controlled release strategies for one or more drugs used in wound healing. In this sense, the novel manufacturing techniques of 3D printing and electrospinning are explored for the tuning of their physicochemical properties to adjust therapies according to patient convenience and reduce drug toxicity and side effects.

scholarly journals Bioengineered Scaffolds for Thermo-responsive Drug Delivery in Wound Healing

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luis Castillo-Henríquez ◽  
Jose Castro-Alpízar ◽  
Mary Lopretti-Correa ◽  
José Vega-Baudrit
Keyword(s):  
Drug Delivery ◽  
Wound Healing ◽  
Chronic Wounds ◽  
Clinical Symptoms ◽  
Solution Temperature ◽  
Thermal Stimulus ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Responsive Polymers ◽  
Biodegradable Scaffolds ◽  
Manufacturing Techniques

innate and adaptive immune responses lead to wound healing by regulating a complex series of events promoting cellular cross-talk. An inflammatory response is presented with its characteristic clinical symptoms: heat, pain, redness, and swelling. Some smart thermo-responsive polymers like chitosan can be used to create biocompatible and biodegradable scaffolds with 3D architectures similar to human structures, allowing their efficient and safe use as tissue engineering and drug delivery systems in chronic wounds. Locally heated tumors above polymer lower critical solution temperature can induce its conversion into a hydrophobic form, enhancing drug release until the thermal stimulus is gone, where a lower release is due to the swelling of the material. This paper integrates the relevant reported contributions of bioengineered scaffolds for thermo-responsive drug delivery in wound healing. Therefore, we present a comprehensive review that aims to demonstrate the capacity of these systems to provide spatially and temporally controlled release strategies for one or more drugs used in wound healing. In this sense, the novel manufacturing techniques of 3D-printing and electrospinning are explored for the tuning of their physicochemical properties to adjust therapies according to the patient’s convenience, as well as reduce drug toxicity and side effects.

scholarly journals Development and evaluation of drug delivery patch for topical wound healing application

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (10) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sadia Hassan ◽  
Murtaza Najabat Ali ◽  
Mariam Mir ◽  
Ammad Ahmed ◽  
Munam Arshad
Keyword(s):  
Drug Delivery ◽  
Wound Healing ◽  
Drug Release ◽  
Drug Delivery Systems ◽  
Animal Studies ◽  
Healing Process ◽  
Delivery Systems ◽  
In Vivo Studies ◽  
Wound Healing Process

AbstractWound treatment remains a challenge to many clinicians because of the complexities of the wound healing process. With the astonishing progress of biomedical engineering during the past few decades, conventional drug delivery systems have been evolved into smart drug delivery systems with stimuli-responsive characteristics. The objective of this study was to develop and evaluate an electromechanically actuated drug dispensation device which can release active pharmaceutical compound in a controlled fashion. Additive manufacturing was employed to design and fabricate the device. Haptic technology was used to provide stimulation for drug release, and Cicatrin was used to evaluate the drug release patterns of device. Drug release study was comprised of in vitro drug release, static study, and the purpose of this study was to develop a compliance chart for different wound conditions. The effectiveness of shortlisted drug regimen from compliance chart was validated through microbial study and animal studies. The results of animal studies were compared with commercially available drug release systems. The results of drug release studies gave different dose regimens for different wound conditions. The effective dose regimen was able to create 1-cm-wide microbial zone of inhibitions. The wound healing rate of mice for commercially available release system for five consecutive days was 10%, 10%, 20%, 40% and 50% and for test device was 10%, 30%, 60%, 90% and 100%. Hence, the device proved its effectiveness and efficacy of dosage regimen for wound healing applications through in vitro, microbial and in vivo studies. In conclusion, this device proved to be an accurate and specific drug delivery system with improved medication and therapeutic outcomes for personalized medication.

Natural, Synthetic and their Combinatorial Nanocarriers Based Drug Delivery System in the Treatment Paradigm for Wound Healing Via Dermal Targeting

2020 ◽  
Vol 26 (36) ◽  
pp. 4551-4568
Author(s):  
Mohammad Kashif Iqubal ◽  
Sadaf Saleem ◽  
Ashif Iqubal ◽  
Aiswarya Chaudhuri ◽  
Faheem Hyder Pottoo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Drug Delivery ◽  
Wound Healing ◽  
Photodynamic Therapy ◽  
Growth Factors ◽  
Combination Therapy ◽  
Healing Process ◽  
Wound Healing Process ◽  
Wound Site ◽  
Synthetic Drugs ◽  
Treatment Paradigm

A wound refers to the epithelial loss, accompanied by loss of muscle fibers collagen, nerves and bone instigated by surgery, trauma, frictions or by heat. Process of wound healing is a compounded activity of recovering the functional integrity of the damaged tissues. This process is mediated by various cytokines and growth factors usually liberated at the wound site. A plethora of herbal and synthetic drugs, as well as photodynamic therapy, is available to facilitate the process of wound healing. Generally, the systems used for the management of wounds tend to act through covering the ruptured site, reduce pain, inflammation, and prevent the invasion and growth of microorganisms. The available systems are, though, enough to meet these requirements, but the involvement of nanotechnology can ameliorate the performance of these protective coverings. In recent years, nano-based formulations have gained immense popularity among researchers for the wound healing process due to the enhanced benefits they offer over the conventional preparations. Hereupon, this review aims to cover the entire roadmap of wound healing, beginning from the molecular factors involved in the process, the various synthetic and herbal agents, and combination therapy available for the treatment and the current nano-based systems available for delivery through the topical route for wound healing.

scholarly journals Multi-Functional Core-Shell Nanofibers for Wound Healing

Nanomaterials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (6) ◽  
pp. 1546
Author(s):  
Zhen Li ◽  
Shunqi Mei ◽  
Yajie Dong ◽  
Fenghua She ◽  
Puwang Li ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Wound Healing ◽  
Growth Factors ◽  
Drug Release ◽  
Release Rate ◽  
Healing Process ◽  
Wound Healing Process ◽  
Core Shell ◽  
High Production Rate ◽  
Centrifugal Spinning ◽  
Multiple Drugs

Core-shell nanofibers have great potential for bio-medical applications such as wound healing dressings where multiple drugs and growth factors are expected to be delivered at different healing phases. Compared to monoaxial nanofibers, core-shell nanofibers can control the drug release profile easier, providing sustainable and effective drugs and growth factors for wound healing. However, it is challenging to produce core-shell structured nanofibers with a high production rate at low energy consumption. Co-axial centrifugal spinning is an alternative method to address the above limitations to produce core-shell nanofibers effectively. In this study, a co-axial centrifugal spinning device was designed and assembled to produce core-shell nanofibers for controlling the release rate of ibuprofen and hEGF in inflammation and proliferation phases during the wound healing process. Core-shell structured nanofibers were confirmed by TEM. This work demonstrated that the co-axial centrifugal spinning is a high productivity process that can produce materials with a 3D environment mimicking natural tissue scaffold, and the specific drug can be loaded into different layers to control the drug release rate to improve the drug efficiency and promote wound healing.

scholarly journals Investigating the Wound Healing Potential of the Polyherbal Gels Prepared with Ficus Extract

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 13-16
Author(s):  
Mahender K ◽  
Ravi D ◽  
Chaitanya Kumar K ◽  
Mothilal K
Keyword(s):  
Wound Healing ◽  
Inflammatory Response ◽  
Human Body ◽  
Healing Process ◽  
The Body ◽  
Wound Healing Process ◽  
Aqueous Extracts ◽  
Standard Drug ◽  
Carbopol Gel ◽  
Ficus Benghalensis

Wounds are nothing but any damage to the tissue or skin that can be healed. The wound healing process is usually built in the human body to self heal many wounds. When there is an injury in the body, there is an inflammatory response that is generated in the body, and the cells begin to raise the collagen levels in the skin which enables to increase the healing process. Ficus species of plants are famous for their potency to treat diseases in various Indian systems of medicine and the tree is commonly called as a banyan. Especially the plant in the species benghalensis is used to treat rheumatism, wounds and other skin related problems like an ulcer. The herbal gels were prepared using the incorporation of the aqueous extracts of the plant Ficus benghalensis into carbopol gel. They were investigated for the wound healing potential compared to the betadine drug standard. The gels at a concentration 200mg/g of the gel showed better activity compared to the gel at 100mg/g and the standard drug, betadine.

Applications of Nanoemulsion for the Wound-Healing Process

2022 ◽  
pp. 466-493
Author(s):  
S. M. Shaheedha
Keyword(s):  
Drug Delivery ◽  
Wound Healing ◽  
Tumor Microenvironment ◽  
Healing Process ◽  
Wound Healing Process ◽  
Liquid Matrix ◽  
Physical Methods ◽  
Micro Emulsion ◽  
Chronic Injuries ◽  
Nano Emulsion

Attention to nanoemulsions has significantly grown in recent years as a result of their unique features like better stability, special appearance, higher performance, and sensorial merits. Chronic injuries are the consequence of a disturbance in the extremely coordinated cataract of wound healing actions. Nevertheless, correlated with variations in the timescales of various physical methods embroiled in tissue renewal, the aggression of the tumor microenvironment, rich in decaying enzymes, as well as its increased pH, demands the use of efficient drug delivery applications. This chapter summarizes that the various stages of wound healing include four phases: hemostatic stage, inflammation, proliferation, and remodeling process, respectively. Moreover, the major reported classes of lipid-based elements were either vesicular (liposome, permeation increased vesicle, etc.), emulsion-based behavior (nano-emulsion and micro-emulsion), or comprise a solid-based liquid matrix in the wound-healing process.

scholarly journals Aliskiren Attenuates the Inflammatory Response and Wound Healing Process in Diabetic Mice With Periodontal Disease

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sandra Helena Penha Oliveira ◽  
Victor Gustavo Balera Brito ◽  
Sabrina Cruz Tfaile Frasnelli ◽  
Bianca da Silva Ribeiro ◽  
Milena Nunes Ferreira ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Wound Healing ◽  
Inflammatory Response ◽  
Periodontal Disease ◽  
Healing Process ◽  
Wound Healing Process ◽  
Diabetic Mice

scholarly journals Nanomaterials for Wound Healing and Infection Control

Materials ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (13) ◽  
pp. 2176 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mara Madalina Mihai ◽  
Monica Beatrice Dima ◽  
Bogdan Dima ◽  
Alina Maria Holban
Keyword(s):  
Wound Healing ◽  
Bacterial Infections ◽  
Healing Process ◽  
Ease Of Use ◽  
Wound Management ◽  
Maximum Diameter ◽  
Wound Healing Process ◽  
Classic Approach ◽  
Function Preservation ◽  
Ideal Technique

Wound healing has been intensely studied in order to develop an “ideal” technique that achieves expeditious recovery and reduces scarring to the minimum, thus ensuring function preservation. The classic approach to wound management is represented by topical treatments, such as antibacterial or colloidal agents, in order to prevent infection and promote a proper wound-healing process. Nanotechnology studies submicroscopic particles (maximum diameter of 100 nm), as well as correlated phenomena. Metal nanoparticles (e.g., silver, gold, zinc) are increasingly being used in dermatology, due to their beneficial effect on accelerating wound healing, as well as treating and preventing bacterial infections. Other benefits include: ease of use, less frequent dressing changes and a constantly moist wound environment. This review highlights recent findings regarding nanoparticle application in wound management.

Compendium of Conventional and Targeted Drug Delivery Formulation Used for the Treatment and Management of the Wound Healing

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ajay Singh ◽  
Zeba Maqsood ◽  
Mohammad Kashif Iqubal ◽  
Javed Ali ◽  
Sanjula Baboota
Keyword(s):  
Drug Delivery ◽  
Wound Healing ◽  
Healing Process ◽  
Wound Healing Process ◽  
Combination Drug ◽  
Delayed Wound Healing ◽  
Accelerate Wound Healing ◽  
Synthetic Drugs ◽  
Normal Wound Healing

: Wound healing is a complex and dynamic phenomenon that involves the restoration of normal physiology and functioning of injured tissue. The process of wound healing is primarily regulated by various cytokines, inflammatory mediators, and growth factors at the molecular level. Any intervention in the normal wound healing process leads to further tissue damage, which in turn leads to delayed wound healing. Several natural, synthetic drugs and their combinations were used to restored and accelerate the wound healing process. However, the conventional delivery carriers were not much effective, and thus, nowadays, nanocarriers are gaining much popularity since they are playing a pivotal role in drug delivery. Since nanocarriers have their own applicability and benefits (enhance the bioavailability, site-specific targeting) so, they can accelerate wound healing more efficiently. This review briefly discussed about the various events that take place during the wound healing process with emphasis on various natural, synthetic, and combination drug therapy used for accelerating wound healing and the role of nanotechnology-based approaches in chronic wound healing.

scholarly journals Chitosan/Graphene Oxide Composite Films and Their Biomedical and Drug Delivery Applications: A Review

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (17) ◽  
pp. 7776
Author(s):  
Sara Moradi ◽  
Hamid Hamedi ◽  
Alan E. Tonelli ◽  
Martin W. King
Keyword(s):  
Drug Delivery ◽  
Wound Healing ◽  
Graphene Oxide ◽  
Healing Process ◽  
Composite Films ◽  
Clinical Problem ◽  
Antibacterial Activities ◽  
Wound Dressings ◽  
Wound Healing Process ◽  
Oxide Composite

The healing of wounds is still a challenging clinical problem for which an efficient and fast treatment is needed. Therefore, recent studies have created a new generation of wound dressings that can accelerate the wound healing process with minimal side effects. Chitosan, a natural biopolymer, is an attractive candidate for preparing biocompatible dressings. The biodegradability, non-toxicity, and antibacterial activities of chitosan have made it a promising biopolymer for treating wounds. Graphene oxide has also been considered by researchers as a non-toxic, inexpensive, and biocompatible material for wound healing applications. This review paper discusses the potential use of chitosan/graphene oxide composite films and their application in wound dressing and drug delivery systems.

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