Eco-friendly biopolymers and their biomedical applications: A review

This review explores commonly used biopolymers in wound dressings, highlighting their significance, limitations, and structural modifications that enhance their suitability for biomedical applications. It examines the role of biopolymers in biomedical fields, particularly in cell attachment and tissue engineering, discussing the interaction between cells and artificial surfaces, the mechanisms of cell attachment, and factors influencing cell adhesion. The advanced wound dressing materials that are multifunctional have been discussed. The review covers various wound dressing materials, including hydrogel films, electrospun nanofibers, and antibacterial textiles, along with a literature review on advancements in these materials and future research directions. It gives information on the limitations of biopolymers and the strategies to overcome them. It also presents an analysis of studies on different biopolymer-based materials for biomedical use, utilizing data from the Web of Science Core Collection database, covering research conducted between 2005 and 2025.