Abstract
Wound dressings are critical for wound care because they provide a physical barrier between the injury site and outside environment, preventing further damage or infection. Wound dressings also manage and even encourage the wound healing process for proper recovery. Polysaccharide biopolymers are slowly becoming popular as modern wound dressings materials because they are naturally derived, highly abundant, inexpensive, absorbent, non-toxic and non-immunogenic. Polysaccharide biopolymers have also been processed into biomimetic platforms that offer a bioactive component in wound dressings that aid the healing process. This review primarily focuses on the fabrication and biocompatibility assessment of polysaccharide materials. Specifically, fabrication platforms such as electrospun fibers and hydrogels, their fabrication considerations and popular polysaccharides such as chitosan, alginate, and hyaluronic acid among emerging options such as arabinoxylan are discussed. A survey of biocompatibility and bioactive molecule release studies, leveraging polysaccharide's naturally derived properties, is highlighted in the text, while challenges and future directions for wound dressing development using emerging fabrication techniques such as 3D bioprinting are outlined in the conclusion. This paper aims to encourage further investigation and open up new, disruptive avenues for polysaccharides in wound dressing material development.
Recommended Citation
D. C. Aduba and H. Yang, "Polysaccharide Fabrication Platforms and Biocompatibility Assessment as Candidate Wound Dressing Materials," Bioengineering, vol. 4, no. 1, MDPI AG, Mar 2017.
The definitive version is available at https://doi.org/10.3390/bioengineering4010001
Department(s)
Chemical and Biochemical Engineering
Keywords and Phrases
Foam; Hydrogel; Nanofiber; Polysaccharide; Skin; Wound dressing; Wound healing; Wound management
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
2306-5354
Document Type
Article - Journal
Document Version
Final Version
File Type
text
Language(s)
English
Rights
© 2017 The Authors, All rights reserved.
Creative Commons Licensing
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Publication Date
17 Mar 2017
