A review on orally disintegrating films (ODFs) made from natural polymers such as pullulan, maltodextrin, starch, and others

…, D Barbieri, CF da Silva, MA de Moraes - International journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
In recent years, orally disintegrating films (ODFs) have been studied as alternative ways for
drug administration. They can easily be applied into the mouth and quickly disintegrate, …

[HTML][HTML] Silver nanoparticles-composing alginate/gelatine hydrogel improves wound healing in vivo

…, CF da Silva, CB Corrêa, RLC de Albuquerque Junior… - Nanomaterials, 2020 - mdpi.com
Polymer hydrogels have been suggested as dressing materials for the treatment of cutaneous
wounds and tissue revitalization. In this work, we report the development of a hydrogel …

[HTML][HTML] Aloe vera and copaiba oleoresin-loaded chitosan films for wound dressings: Microbial permeation, cytotoxicity, and in vivo proof of concept

…, PS Lopes, C Viseras, EB Souto, CF da Silva - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Chitosan films are commonly used for wound dressing, provided that this polymer has
healing, mucoadhesiveness and antimicrobial properties. These properties can be further …

Characterization of biopolymer membranes and films: Physicochemical, mechanical, barrier, and biological properties

…, LO Péres, CF da Silva, MA de Moraes - … membranes and films, 2020 - Elsevier
In this chapter, a full overview of the main characterization techniques of biopolymer membranes
and films is presented, focusing on the fundamentals and methods of analysis of each …

[HTML][HTML] Study of chitosan with different degrees of acetylation as cardboard paper coating

M Gatto, D Ochi, CMP Yoshida, CF da Silva - Carbohydrate polymers, 2019 - Elsevier
The biodegradability of chitosan is significant for packaging systems. Another relevant
property of chitosan is its degree of acetylation (DA), which affects other properties, such as …

[HTML][HTML] Development of chitosan/silver sulfadiazine/zeolite composite films for wound dressing

…, P Severino, E B. Souto, C Ferreira da Silva - Pharmaceutics, 2019 - mdpi.com
Biopolymeric films with silver sulfadiazine (AgSD) are proposed as an alternative to the
occlusive AgSD-containing creams and gauzes, which are commonly used in the treatment of …

Chitosan/Copaiba oleoresin films for would dressing application

…, CMP Yoshida, EB Souto, CF da Silva - International Journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Biopolymeric films can be used as dressings for the treatment of skin burns and other
chronic wounds. The healing properties of these films may be enhanced by the addition of …

Physical, chemical, and biological characterization of biodegradable chitosan dressing for biomedical applications: Could sodium bicarbonate act as a crosslinking …

…, MB Mathor, CF da Silva, VR Leite-Silva… - Materials Chemistry and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Chitosan, a biomaterial with properties that allows the elaboration of biocompatible and
biodegradable systems, was employed to prepare dressings - 2% (w/v) in acetic acid - followed …

[HTML][HTML] Sustainable Coating Paperboard Packaging Material Based on Chitosan, Palmitic Acid, and Activated Carbon: Water Vapor and Fat Barrier Performance

…, VAS Garcia, AC Venturini, RA Carvalho, CF da Silva… - Foods, 2022 - mdpi.com
Synthetic polymer coatings impact the biodegradable behavior of cellulosic packaging material.
The environmental consequences of food packaging disposal have increased consumer …

Innovative nanocompounds for cutaneous administration of classical antifungal drugs: a systematic review

…, A Santini, AC Santos, C Ferreira da Silva… - Journal of …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Nanomedicine manipulates materials at atomic, molecular, and supramolecular scale, with at
least one dimension within the nanometer range, for biomedical applications. The resulting …