Fibrous wound dressings encapsulating essential oils as natural antimicrobial agents

Ioannis Liakos; Loris Rizzello; Hadi Hajiali; Virgilio Brunetti; Riccardo Carzino; Pier Paolo Pompa; Athanassia Athanassiou; Elisa Mele

doi:10.1039/c4tb01974a

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Fibrous wound dressings encapsulating essential oils as natural antimicrobial agents

Ioannis Liakos Loris Rizzello Hadi Hajiali Virgilio Brunetti Riccardo Carzino Pier Paolo Pompa Athanassia Athanassiou Elisa Mele

Year: 2015 Journal: Journal of Materials Chemistry B Vol: 3 (8)Pages: 1583-1589 Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry

DOI: 10.1039/c4tb01974a

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Essential oils with high antibiotic activity were incorporated into cellulose acetate natural polymer. By using the electrospinning technique, nanofibrous matrices were prepared to be used as effective antimicrobial wound dressings.

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Antimicrobial Electrospinning Cellulose acetate Materials science Essential oil Cellulose Polymer Polymer science Organic chemistry Composite material Chemistry Food science

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Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications

Physical Sciences → Materials Science → Biomaterials

Wound Healing and Treatments

Health Sciences → Medicine → Rehabilitation

Silk-based biomaterials and applications

Physical Sciences → Materials Science → Biomaterials

Fibrous wound dressings encapsulating essential oils as natural antimicrobial agents

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