Browsing by Author "Stefanov, Ivaylo"

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    • Antibacterial polyurethane foams with incorporated lignin-capped silver nanoparticles for chronic wound treatment 

      Morena Gatius, Ángela Gala; Ivanova, Kristina Dimitrova; Pérez Rafael, Silvia; Sánchez Soto, Miguel; Tzanov, Tzanko; Stefanov, Ivaylo (2020-02-26)
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      Lignin-capped silver nanoparticles were incorporated in situ into polyurethane foams during their polymerization to obtain multifunctional materials suitable for chronic wound dressing. Lignin with increased phenolic ...

    • Biomedical textiles 

      Stefanov, Ivaylo; Bassegoda Puigdomenech, Arnau; Tzanov, Tzanko (Elsevier, 2019-07-01)
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      The use of textiles in medicine dates back to ancient times. In modern medicine, textile fibers can be found in a wide variety of biomedical devices from simple non-woven bandages for wounds to complex hollow fiber membranes ...

    • Enzymatic synthesis of a thiolated chitosan-based wound dressing crosslinked with chicoric acid 

      Stefanov, Ivaylo; Hinojosa Caballero, Dolores; Maspoch, Santiago; Hoyo Pérez, Javier; Tzanov, Tzanko (Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), 2018-10-26)
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      This work describes the enzymatic synthesis of multifunctional hydrogels for chronic wound treatment using thiolated chitosan and the natural polyphenol chicoric acid. Gelation was achieved by ...

    • Multifunctional enzymatically generated hydrogels for chronic wound application 

      Stefanov, Ivaylo; Hoyo Pérez, Javier; Cailloux, Jonathan; Santana Pérez, Orlando Onofre; Tzanov, Tzanko; Pérez Rafael, Silvia; Hinojosa-Caballero, Dolores (2017-04-19)
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      The healing of chronic wounds requires intensive medical intervention at huge healthcare costs. Dressing materials should consider the multifactorial nature of these wounds comprising deleterious proteolytic and oxidative ...

    • Nanoparticle-driven self-assembling injectable hydrogels provide a multi-factorial approach for chronic wound treatment 

      Pérez Rafael, Silvia; Ivanova, Kristina Dimitrova; Stefanov, Ivaylo; Puiggalí Bellalta, Jordi; Valle Mendoza, Luis Javier del; Todorova, Katerina; Dimitrov, Petar; Hinojosa Caballero, Dolores; Tzanov, Tzanko (Elsevier, 2021-07-14)
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      Chronic wounds represent a major health burden and drain on medical system. Efficient wound repair is only possible if the dressing materials target simultaneously multiple factors involved in wound chronicity, such as ...