Natural Polymers in Wound Healing and Repair: From Basic Concepts to Emerging Trends

Natural Polymers in Wound Healing and Repair: From Basic Concepts to Emerging Trends presents comprehensive coverage on the development and application of natural polymers in wound healing and repair, including fundamental concepts, traditional approaches, cutting-edge methods and emerging trends. The application of natural polymers has evolved from their use in the simplest wound management material, to drug eluting matrices, to cell-laden constructs, and to 3D bio-printed skin equivalents. This book reflects the remarkable progress that has been made in recent years in this innovative field. This is an essential resource for researchers, scientists, and advanced students across polymer science, biomaterials, bio-based and sustainable materials, biomedicine, biomedical engineering, pharmaceuticals, and materials science and engineering. It will also be valuable to R&D professionals, scientists, technologists and all those working in a medical setting who are interested in the latest developments in advanced materials for wound management, healing and repair. Provides up-to-date coverage of natural polymer-based biomaterials in wound healing and repair, covering sources, processing and properties Describes cellular and molecular events in wound healing Introduces conventional and advanced methodologies for wound management Offers a comprehensive understanding of state-of-the-art and emerging concepts in wound healing, including drug-eluting matrices, cell-laden systems and personalized bio-fabrication strategies INDICE: 1. Fundamentals of skin wound healing and repair: Cellular and molecular pathophysiology of wound healing2. Traditional and advanced wound dressings: Physical Characterisation and desirable properties for wound healing3. Natural polymers for wound healing: Acellular matrix analogues use of natural polymers4. Controlled drug delivery system for wounds healing: formulations and delivery required therapeutic agents5. Natural polymers for wound healing: Cell laden matrix analogues use of natural polymers6. Artificial skin: Current advanced methods of fabrication and development7. Natural polymer based hydrogel systems for wound management8. Natural polymer based electrospun systems for wound management9. 3D bioprinting using natural polymers as bioinks for wound healing and repair10. Blood derived products as additives in wound healing and repair11. Natural antimicrobial and bioactive agents as additives in wound dressings12. Curcumin based strategies in wound healing and repair13. Collagen-based strategies in wound healing and skin tissue engineering14. Silk based strategies in wound healing and skin tissue engineering15. Chitin and chitosan-based strategies in wound healing and skin tissue engineering16. Alginate based strategies in wound healing and skin tissue engineering17. Eggshell membrane based strategies in wound healing and skin tissue engineering18. Decellularized extracellular matrices-based strategies in wound healing and skin tissue engineering19. Innovative approaches and future perspectives of natural polymers in wound healing and repair

• ISBN: 978-0-323-90514-5
• Editorial: Elsevier
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 450
• Fecha Publicación: 01/07/2022
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés