scholarly journals Versatile Application of Nanocellulose: From Industry to Skin Tissue Engineering and Wound Healing

Nanomaterials ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 164 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lucie Bacakova ◽  
Julia Pajorova ◽  
Marketa Bacakova ◽  
Anne Skogberg ◽  
Pasi Kallio ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Drug Delivery ◽  
Tissue Engineering ◽  
Wound Healing ◽  
Contact Lenses ◽  
Heart Defects ◽  
Cellulose Nanofibers ◽  
Wound Dressings ◽  
Skin Tissue ◽  
Skin Tissue Engineering ◽  
Wide Range

Nanocellulose is cellulose in the form of nanostructures, i.e., features not exceeding 100 nm at least in one dimension. These nanostructures include nanofibrils, found in bacterial cellulose; nanofibers, present particularly in electrospun matrices; and nanowhiskers, nanocrystals, nanorods, and nanoballs. These structures can be further assembled into bigger two-dimensional (2D) and three-dimensional (3D) nano-, micro-, and macro-structures, such as nanoplatelets, membranes, films, microparticles, and porous macroscopic matrices. There are four main sources of nanocellulose: bacteria (Gluconacetobacter), plants (trees, shrubs, herbs), algae (Cladophora), and animals (Tunicata). Nanocellulose has emerged for a wide range of industrial, technology, and biomedical applications, namely for adsorption, ultrafiltration, packaging, conservation of historical artifacts, thermal insulation and fire retardation, energy extraction and storage, acoustics, sensorics, controlled drug delivery, and particularly for tissue engineering. Nanocellulose is promising for use in scaffolds for engineering of blood vessels, neural tissue, bone, cartilage, liver, adipose tissue, urethra and dura mater, for repairing connective tissue and congenital heart defects, and for constructing contact lenses and protective barriers. This review is focused on applications of nanocellulose in skin tissue engineering and wound healing as a scaffold for cell growth, for delivering cells into wounds, and as a material for advanced wound dressings coupled with drug delivery, transparency and sensorics. Potential cytotoxicity and immunogenicity of nanocellulose are also discussed.

scholarly journals Nanocellulose in Biotechnology and Medicine: Focus on Skin Tissue Engineering and Wound Healing

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lucie Bacakova ◽  
Julia Pajorova ◽  
Marketa Bacakova ◽  
Anne Skogberg ◽  
Pasi Kallio ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Drug Delivery ◽  
Tissue Engineering ◽  
Wound Healing ◽  
Contact Lenses ◽  
Heart Defects ◽  
Cellulose Nanofibers ◽  
Wound Dressings ◽  
Skin Tissue ◽  
Skin Tissue Engineering ◽  
Wide Range

Nanocellulose is cellulose in the form of nanostructures, i.e. features not exceeding 100 nm at least in one dimension. These nanostructures include nanofibrils, e.g. in bacterial cellulose; nanofibers, e.g. in electrospun matrices; nanowhiskers and nanocrystals. These structures can be further assembled into bigger 2D and 3D nano-, micro- and macro-structures, such as nanoplatelets, membranes, films, microparticles and porous macroscopic matrices. There are four main sources of nanocellulose: bacteria (Gluonacetobacter), plants (trees, shrubs, herbs), algae (Cladophora) and animals (Tunicata). Nanocellulose has emerged for a wide range of industrial, technology and biomedical applications, e.g. for adsorption, ultrafiltration, packaging, conservation of historical artifacts, thermal insulation and fire retardation, energy extraction and storage, acoustics, sensorics, controlled drug delivery, and particularly for tissue engineering. Nanocellulose is promising for use in scaffolds for engineering of blood vessels, neural tissue, bone, cartilage, liver, adipose tissue, urethra and dura mater, for repairing connective tissue and congenital heart defects, and for constructing contact lenses and protective barriers. This review is focused on applications of nanocellulose in skin tissue engineering and wound healing as a scaffold for cell growth, for delivering cells into wounds, and as a material for advanced wound dressings coupled with drug delivery, transparency and sensorics. Potential cytotoxicity and immunogenicity of nanocellulose are also discussed.

Polydopamine modification of silk fibroin membranes significantly promotes their wound healing effect

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (12) ◽  
pp. 5232-5237 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ying Zhang ◽  
Leihao Lu ◽  
Yuping Chen ◽  
Jie Wang ◽  
Yuyin Chen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Tissue Engineering ◽  
Wound Healing ◽  
Silk Fibroin ◽  
Wound Dressings ◽  
Skin Tissue ◽  
Natural Polymer ◽  
Skin Tissue Engineering ◽  
Healing Effect ◽  
Wound Healing Effect

Natural polymer-based wound dressings have gained great attention in skin tissue engineering.

scholarly journals Skin tissue engineering: wound healing based on stem-cell-based therapeutic strategies

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Azar Nourian Dehkordi ◽  
Fatemeh Mirahmadi Babaheydari ◽  
Mohammad Chehelgerdi ◽  
Shiva Raeisi Dehkordi
Keyword(s):  
Tissue Engineering ◽  
Wound Healing ◽  
Stem Cell ◽  
Therapeutic Strategies ◽  
Skin Tissue ◽  
Skin Tissue Engineering

Quercetin promotes human epidermal stem cell proliferation through the estrogen receptor/β-catenin/c-Myc/cyclin A2 signaling pathway

2020 ◽  
Vol 52 (10) ◽  
pp. 1102-1110
Author(s):  
Zhaodong Wang ◽  
Guangliang Zhang ◽  
Yingying Le ◽  
Jihui Ju ◽  
Ping Zhang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Tissue Engineering ◽  
Cell Proliferation ◽  
Wound Healing ◽  
Estrogen Receptor ◽  
Signaling Pathway ◽  
Skin Wound ◽  
Skin Tissue ◽  
Skin Wound Healing ◽  
Skin Tissue Engineering ◽  
Cyclin A2

Abstract Skin epidermal stem cells (EpSCs) play an important role in wound healing. Quercetin is a phytoestrogen reported to accelerate skin wound healing, but its effect on EpSCs is unknown. In this study, we investigated the effect of quercetin on human EpSC proliferation and explored the underlying mechanisms. We found that quercetin at 0.1~1 μM significantly promoted EpSC proliferation and increased the number of cells in S phase. The pro-proliferative effect of quercetin on EpSCs was confirmed in cultured human skin tissue. Mechanistic studies showed that quercetin significantly upregulated the expressions of β-catenin, c-Myc, and cyclins A2 and E1. Inhibitor for β-catenin or c-Myc significantly inhibited quercetin-induced EpSC proliferation. The β-catenin inhibitor XAV-939 suppressed quercetin-induced expressions of β-catenin, c-Myc, and cyclins A2 and E1. The c-Myc inhibitor 10058-F4 inhibited the upregulation of c-Myc and cyclin A2 by quercetin. Pretreatment of EpSCs with estrogen receptor (ER) antagonist ICI182780, but not the G protein-coupled ER1 antagonist G15, reversed quercetin-induced cell proliferation and upregulation of β-catenin, c-Myc, and cyclin A2. Collectively, these results indicate that quercetin promotes EpSC proliferation through ER-mediated activation of β-catenin/c-Myc/cyclinA2 signaling pathway and ER-independent upregulation of cyclin E1 and that quercetin may accelerate skin wound healing through promoting EpSC proliferation. As EpSCs are used not only in clinic to treat skin wounds but also as seed cells in skin tissue engineering, quercetin is a useful reagent to expand EpSCs for basic research, skin wound treatment, and skin tissue engineering.

scholarly journals Immunomodulation of Skin Repair: Cell-Based Therapeutic Strategies for Skin Replacement (A Comprehensive Review)

Biomedicines ◽  
2022 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 118
Author(s):  
Shima Tavakoli ◽  
Marta A. Kisiel ◽  
Thomas Biedermann ◽  
Agnes S. Klar
Keyword(s):  
Tissue Engineering ◽  
Stem Cells ◽  
Wound Healing ◽  
Skin Wound ◽  
Skin Tissue ◽  
Diabetic Patients ◽  
Specific Cell ◽  
Skin Substitutes ◽  
Skin Wound Healing ◽  
Skin Tissue Engineering

The immune system has a crucial role in skin wound healing and the application of specific cell-laden immunomodulating biomaterials emerged as a possible treatment option to drive skin tissue regeneration. Cell-laden tissue-engineered skin substitutes have the ability to activate immune pathways, even in the absence of other immune-stimulating signals. In particular, mesenchymal stem cells with their immunomodulatory properties can create a specific immune microenvironment to reduce inflammation, scarring, and support skin regeneration. This review presents an overview of current wound care techniques including skin tissue engineering and biomaterials as a novel and promising approach. We highlight the plasticity and different roles of immune cells, in particular macrophages during various stages of skin wound healing. These aspects are pivotal to promote the regeneration of nonhealing wounds such as ulcers in diabetic patients. We believe that a better understanding of the intrinsic immunomodulatory features of stem cells in implantable skin substitutes will lead to new translational opportunities. This, in turn, will improve skin tissue engineering and regenerative medicine applications.

Nanofibrous scaffolds for skin tissue engineering and wound healing applications

2022 ◽  
pp. 645-681
Author(s):  
Guadalupe Rivero ◽  
Matthäus D. Popov Pereira da Cunha ◽  
Pablo C. Caracciolo ◽  
Gustavo A. Abraham
Keyword(s):  
Tissue Engineering ◽  
Wound Healing ◽  
Skin Tissue ◽  
Skin Tissue Engineering ◽  
Nanofibrous Scaffolds

scholarly journals Preliminary Characterization of a Polycaprolactone-SurgihoneyRO Electrospun Mesh for Skin Tissue Engineering

Materials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 89
Author(s):  
Enes Aslan ◽  
Cian Vyas ◽  
Joel Yupanqui Mieles ◽  
Gavin Humphreys ◽  
Carl Diver ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Tissue Engineering ◽  
Healing Process ◽  
Antibacterial Properties ◽  
Dermal Fibroblasts ◽  
Wound Dressings ◽  
Skin Tissue ◽  
Loss Of Function ◽  
Skin Substitutes ◽  
Disk Diffusion Test ◽  
Skin Tissue Engineering

Skin is a hierarchical and multi-cellular organ exposed to the external environment with a key protective and regulatory role. Wounds caused by disease and trauma can lead to a loss of function, which can be debilitating and even cause death. Accelerating the natural skin healing process and minimizing the risk of infection is a clinical challenge. Electrospinning is a key technology in the development of wound dressings and skin substitutes as it enables extracellular matrix-mimicking fibrous structures and delivery of bioactive materials. Honey is a promising biomaterial for use in skin tissue engineering applications and has antimicrobial properties and potential tissue regenerative properties. This preliminary study investigates a solution electrospun composite nanofibrous mesh based on polycaprolactone and a medical grade honey, SurgihoneyRO. The processing conditions were optimized and assessed by scanning electron microscopy to fabricate meshes with uniform fiber diameters and minimal presence of beads. The chemistry of the composite meshes was examined using Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and X-ray photon spectroscopy showing incorporation of honey into the polymer matrix. Meshes incorporating honey had lower mechanical properties due to lower polymer content but were more hydrophilic, resulting in an increase in swelling and an accelerated degradation profile. The biocompatibility of the meshes was assessed using human dermal fibroblasts and adipose-derived stem cells, which showed comparable or higher cell metabolic activity and viability for SurgihoneyRO-containing meshes compared to polycaprolactone only meshes. The meshes showed no antibacterial properties in a disk diffusion test due to a lack of hydrogen peroxide production and release. The developed polycaprolactone-honey nanofibrous meshes have potential for use in skin applications.

scholarly journals Graphene oxide-modified electrospun polyvinyl alcohol nanofibrous scaffolds with potential as skin wound dressings

RSC Advances ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (46) ◽  
pp. 28826-28836 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qiang Zhang ◽  
Qiaoyue Du ◽  
Yanan Zhao ◽  
Feixiang Chen ◽  
Zijian Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Tissue Engineering ◽  
Graphene Oxide ◽  
Polyvinyl Alcohol ◽  
Potential Application ◽  
Skin Wound ◽  
Wound Dressings ◽  
Skin Tissue ◽  
Skin Tissue Engineering ◽  
Nanofibrous Scaffolds ◽  
Good Biocompatibility

Graphene oxide-modified electrospun polyvinyl alcohol nanofibrous scaffolds exhibit good biocompatibility and have potential application in skin tissue engineering.

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