RT Journal Article
T1 Bioaerogels: Promising Nanostructured Materials in Fluid Management, Healing and Regeneration of Wounds
A1 Bernardes, Beatriz
A1 Gaudio, Pasquale del
A1 Alves, Paulo
A1 Costa, Raquel
A1 García González, Carlos A.
A1 Oliveira, Ana
K1 Aerogels
K1 Biopolymer
K1 Exudate
K1 Wound healing
AB Wounds affect one’s quality of life and should be managed on a patient-specific approach, based on the particular healing phase and wound condition. During wound healing, exudate is produced as a natural response towards healing. However, excessive production can be detrimental, representing a challenge for wound management. The design and development of new healing devices and therapeutics with improved performance is a constant demand from the healthcare services. Aerogels can combine high porosity and low density with the adequate fluid interaction and drug loading capacity, to establish hemostasis and promote the healing and regeneration of exudative and chronic wounds. Bio-based aerogels, i.e., those produced from natural polymers, are particularly attractive since they encompass their intrinsic chemical properties and the physical features of their nanostructure. In this work, the emerging research on aerogels for wound treatment is reviewed for the first time. The current scenario and the opportunities provided by aerogels in the form of films, membranes and particles are identified to face current unmet demands in fluid managing and wound healing and regeneration
PB MDPI
YR 2021
FD 2021
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10347/26681
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10347/26681
LA eng
NO Molecules 2021, 26(13), 3834; https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules26133834
NO This work was carried out in the frame of COST Action CA18125 “Advanced Engineering and Research of aeroGels for Environment and Life Sciences (AERoGELS)”, funded by the European Commission. This work was supported by National Funds from Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (FCT), through project UIDB/50016/2020, and by Xunta de Galicia [ED431C 2020/17], MCIUN [RTI2018-094131-A-I00], Agencia Estatal de Investigación [AEI] and FEDER funds
DS Minerva
RD 23 abr 2026