Anti‐fungal bandages containing cinnamon extract

Ahmed, Jubair; Altun, Esra; Aydoğdu, Mehmet Onur; Gündüz, Oğuzhan; Kerai, Laxmi; Ren, Guogang; Edirisinghe, Mohan

doi:10.1111/iwj.13090

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“…The increased surface area can lead to greater functionality which can provide advantages to the constructs such as better cell proliferation and higher mechanical properties [32,33]. Reduction of the average fiber diameter of the scaffold material during the manufacturing process is highly desirable for tissue engineering and wound healing applications [34]. Here, viscosity, surface tension, and solvent evaporation rate of the polymer solution determine the fiber diameters of the final product [35,36].…”

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Fiber Forming Capability of Binary and Ternary Compositions in the Polymer System: Bacterial Cellulose–Polycaprolactone–Polylactic Acid

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Bacterial Cellulose (BC) has over recent decades shown great versatility in wound healing dressings, but is difficult to spin fibers with at high concentrations. An investigation into the preparation of bandage-like fibrous meshes is carried out to determine the optimal blend of polycaprolactone (PCL) and polylactic acid (PLA) as a suitable carrier for BC. Using a simple centrifugal spinning setup, polymer blends of PCL, PLA and BC are investigated as a ternary system to determine the most suitable composition with a focus on achieving maximal BC concentration. It is found that BC content in the fibers above 10 wt % reduced product yield. By creating blends of PLA-PCL fibers, we can create a more suitable system in terms of yield and mechanical properties. The fibrous samples are examined for yield, fiber morphology using scanning electron microscopy, mechanical properties using tensile testing and chemical characteristics using Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy. A fibrous scaffold with > 30 wt % BC was produced with enhanced mechanical properties owing to the blending of PLA and PCL.

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Fiber Forming Capability of Binary and Ternary Compositions in the Polymer System: Bacterial Cellulose–Polycaprolactone–Polylactic Acid

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“…By dispersing PG into a polymer suspension, fibres can be produced at a fast pace and can be suitable for many applications such as filtration and bio-sensing [ 25 , 26 ]. Pressurised gyration, which was invented in 2013, is a hybrid fibre forming technique, which utilises simultaneous centrifugal rotation and infused gas pressure [ 27 , 28 , 29 , 30 ]. This technique is capable of producing small-diameter fibres with high-throughput.…”

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Porous Graphene Composite Polymer Fibres

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Since the isolation of graphene, there have been boundless pursuits to exploit the many superior properties that this material possesses; nearing the two-decade mark, progress has been made, but more is yet to be done for it to be truly exploited at a commercial scale. Porous graphene (PG) has recently been explored as a promising membrane material for polymer composite fibres. However, controlling the incorporation of high surface area PG into polymer fibres remain largely unexplored. Additionally, most polymer-graphene composites suffer from low production rates and yields. In this paper, graphene-loaded microfibres, which can be produced at a very high rate and yield have been formed with a carrier polymer, polycaprolactone. For the first time, PG has been incorporated into polymer matrices produced by a high-output manufacturing process and analysed via multiple techniques; scanning electron microscopy (SEM), Raman spectroscopy, Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and X-ray diffraction (XRD). Raman spectra showed that single layer graphene structures were achieved, evidence for which was also backed up by the other techniques. Fibres with an average diameter ranging from 3–8 μm were produced with 3–5 wt% PG. Here, we show how PG can be easily processed into polymeric fibres, allowing for widespread use in electrical and ultrafiltration systems

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“…Pressurized gyration is also capable of mass‐producing useful fibrous membranes (Ahmed et al, 2019; Matharu et al, 2020). Gold nanoparticles can be directly integrated into the fibrous matrix, allowing it to be used in the detection of crucial proteins.…”

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confidence: 99%