Browsing by Author "Yasayan, Gokcen"
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Advancements and future directions in the antibacterial wound dressings - a review
Bal-Ozturk, Ayca; Ozkahraman, Bengi; Ozbas, Zehra; Yasayan, Gokcen; Tamahkar, Emel; Alarcin, Emine (2021)Wound repair is a complex process that has not been entirely understood. It can conclude in several irregularities. Hence, designing an appropriate wound dressing that can accelerate the healing period is critical. Infections, ... -
Chitosan/collagen composite films as wound dressings encapsulating allantoin and lidocaine hydrochloride
Yasayan, Gokcen; Karaca, Gizem; Puren Akguner, Zeynep; Bal-Ozturk, Ayca (Taylor & Francis As, 2020)Chitosan/collagen composite scaffolds encapsulating allantoin and lidocaine hydrochloride were formulated in various ratios and characterized in vitro for their applications in wound healing. After fabrication, scaffolds ... -
Current strategies and future perspectives of skin-on-a-chip platforms: innovations, technical challenges and commercial outlook
Bal-Ozturk, Ayca; Miccoli, Beatrice; Avci-Adali, Meltem; Mogtader, Ferzaneh; Sharifi, Fatemeh; Cecen, Berivan; Yasayan, Gokcen; Braeken, Dries; Alarcin, Emine (Bentham Science Publ Ltd, 2018)The skin is the largest and most exposed organ in the human body. Not only it is involved in numerous biological processes essential for life but also it represents a significant endpoint for the application of pharmaceuticals. ... -
Development of mucoadhesive modified kappa-carrageenan/pectin patches for controlled delivery of drug in the buccal cavity
Ozkahraman, Bengi; Ozbas, Zehra; Yasayan, Gokcen; Puren Akguner, Zeynep; Yarimcan, Filiz; Alarcin, Emine; Bal-Ozturk, Ayca (Wiley, 2021)In this study, modified kappa-carrageenan/pectin hydrogel patches were fabricated for treatment of buccal fungal infections. For this purpose, kappa-carrageenan-g-acrylic acid was modified with different thiolated agents ... -
Natural polymers for wound dressing applications
Yasayan, Gokcen; Alarcin, Emine; Bal-Ozturk, Ayca; Avci-Adali, Meltem (Elsevier, 2022)Wound care is a hot topic in recent years. Recent wound treatment regimens use dressings fabricated from natural materials due to their significant advantages compared to traditional or synthetic dressings. Because of their ... -
Selection of natural biomaterials for micro-tissue and organ-on-chip models
Bal-Ozturk, Ayca; Cecen, Berivan; Yasayan, Gokcen; Alarcin, Emine; Kocak, Polen; Tutar, Rumeysa; Kozaci, Leyla Didem; Ryon Shin, Su; K Miri, Amir (2022)The desired organ in micro-tissue models of organ-on-a-chip (OoC) devices dictates the optimum biomaterials, divided into natural and synthetic biomaterials. They can resemble biological tissues' biological functions and ... -
Tissue adhesives: From research to clinical translation
Bal-Ozturk, Ayca; Cecen, Berivan; Avci-Adali, Meltem; Topkaya, Seda Nur; Alarcın, Emine; Yasayan, Gokcen; Li, Yi Chen Ethan; Bulkurcuoglu, Bunyamin; Akpek, Ali; Avci, Huseyin; Shi, Kun; Shin, Suryon; Hassan, Shabir (Elsevier B.V., 2021)Sutures, staples, clips, and skin closure strips are used as the gold standard to close wounds after an injury. In spite of being the present standard of care, the utilization of these conventional methods is precarious ...
