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. 2020 Sep 22;11(3):67. doi: 10.3390/jfb11030067

Table 1.

Specific function and wound type targets for different electrospun biopolymer dressings.

Electrospun Mesh Incorporated Therapeutics Function & Wound Type References
Cellulose acetate (CA)/Manuka honey (MH) - Antibacterial activity for infection in the burn wounds [37]
CA/polyester urethane Polyhexamethylene biguanide (PHMB) Antimicrobial activity [110]
Chitosan/bacterial nano cellulose - Antimicrobial properties [122]
Chitosan/silk fibroin - Antibacterial properties
Acute wounds
[121]
Chitosan/sericin - Biocompatibility and antibacterial properties [120]
Chitosan/Poly (l-lactide) (PLLA) Graphene oxide Antimicrobial activities for chronic infected wounds [50]
Chitosan/keratin/polycaprolactone (PCL) Aloevera extract Anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, antiviral, and antioxidant properties for acute and burn wounds [35]
Chitosan/Polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) Nanobioglass (nBG) Biocompatibility, antibacterial activity and regeneration promotion effect for chronic wound [5]
Gelatin/Oleoyl chitosan - Large skin defects or chronic wounds [123]
Polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) Dodecyltrimethylammonium chloride (DTAC) biocide Antimicrobial effects for chronic wounds [160]
PHA Graphene/decorated silver nanoparticles (GAg) Antimicrobial activity for chronic wounds [141]
Poly (3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate) (PHBV) Cerium Oxide Nanoparticle Antioxidant and angiogenic properties
Diabetic wounds
[8]
PHBV Cerium oxide nanoparticles (nCeO2) Antioxidant and angiogenic properties for diabetic wounds [8]
PHBV Curcumin Antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and antitumor properties chronic wounds including burns, diabetic foot ulcers, venous leg ulcers, and pressure ulcers [39]
PHBV/cellulose ZnO nanocrystals Antibacterial activity for acute and infected wounds [154]
Polylactides (PLA) AgNPs Antimicrobial activity for burn wounds and diabetic ulcers [87]
PLA Curcumin, Enrofloxacin Antioxidant activity, antimicrobial activity, and biocompatibility [70]
PLA Doxycycline (DCH) Antibacterial activity, Chronic wounds, diabetic wounds [42]
PLA Silver (I) metal–organic framework Ag2[HBTC][im] Antibacterial feature [10]
PLLA Curcumin Anti-inflammatory antioxidant effects [166]
PLA/hyperbranched polyglycerol (HPG) Curcumin Antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and anti-infective properties for acute and chronic wound [31]
PLA/PVA Connective tissue growth factor (CTGF) Diabetic wounds [165]
poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) (PLGA)/gelatin Recombinant human epidermal growth factor (rhEGF), gentamicin sulfate - Antibacterial activity and rhEGF supply
- Diabetic wound
[90]
PLGA/polydopamine Basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF), ponericin G1 Antibacterial and cell proliferation-promoting properties for skin tissue regeneration [89]