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Buriti BMADB, Figueiredo PLB, Passos MF, da Silva JKR. Polymer-Based Wound Dressings Loaded with Essential Oil for the Treatment of Wounds: A Review. Pharmaceuticals (Basel) 2024; 17:897. [PMID: 39065747 PMCID: PMC11279661 DOI: 10.3390/ph17070897] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2024] [Revised: 07/03/2024] [Accepted: 07/03/2024] [Indexed: 07/28/2024] Open
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Wound healing can result in complex problems, and discovering an effective method to improve the healing process is essential. Polymeric biomaterials have structures similar to those identified in the extracellular matrix of the tissue to be regenerated and also avoid chronic inflammation, and immunological reactions. To obtain smart and effective dressings, bioactive agents, such as essential oils, are also used to promote a wide range of biological properties, which can accelerate the healing process. Therefore, we intend to explore advances in the potential for applying hybrid materials in wound healing. For this, fifty scientific articles dated from 2010 to 2023 were investigated using the Web of Science, Scopus, Science Direct, and PubMed databases. The principles of the healing process, use of polymers, type and properties of essential oils and processing techniques, and characteristics of dressings were identified. Thus, the plants Syzygium romanticum or Eugenia caryophyllata, Origanum vulgare, and Cinnamomum zeylanicum present prospects for application in clinical trials due to their proven effects on wound healing and reducing the incidence of inflammatory cells in the site of injury. The antimicrobial effect of essential oils is mainly due to polyphenols and terpenes such as eugenol, cinnamaldehyde, carvacrol, and thymol.
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- Bruna Michele A. de B. Buriti
- Instituto de Ciências Exatas e Naturais, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Química, Universidade Federal do Pará, Belém 66075-110, PA, Brazil;
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Farmacêuticas, Universidade Federal do Pará, Belém 66079-420, PA, Brazil; (P.L.B.F.); (M.F.P.)
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Farmacêuticas, Universidade Federal do Pará, Belém 66079-420, PA, Brazil; (P.L.B.F.); (M.F.P.)
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biotecnologia, Universidade Federal do Pará, Belém 66075-110, PA, Brazil
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- Instituto de Ciências Exatas e Naturais, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Química, Universidade Federal do Pará, Belém 66075-110, PA, Brazil;
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biotecnologia, Universidade Federal do Pará, Belém 66075-110, PA, Brazil
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Kadimaliev DA, Devyataeva AA, Grunyushkin IP, Malafeev AN, Revin VV. Influence of Bacterial Cellulose Gel Film Modification on Its Mechanical Properties and Ability to Covalently Bind Enzymes. POLYMER SCIENCE SERIES B 2021. [DOI: 10.1134/s1560090421030088] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Costa de Oliveira Souza CM, de Souza CF, Mogharbel BF, Irioda AC, Cavichiolo Franco CR, Sierakowski MR, Athayde Teixeira de Carvalho K. Nanostructured Cellulose-Gellan-Xyloglucan-Lysozyme Dressing Seeded with Mesenchymal Stem Cells for Deep Second-Degree Burn Treatment. Int J Nanomedicine 2021; 16:833-850. [PMID: 33584096 PMCID: PMC7875079 DOI: 10.2147/ijn.s289868] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2020] [Accepted: 01/06/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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PURPOSE In deep burns, wound contraction and hypertrophic scar formation can generate functional derangement and debilitation of the affected part. In order to improve the quality of healing in deep second-degree burns, we developed a new treatment in a preclinical model using nanostructured membranes seeded with mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs). METHODS Membranes were obtained by reconstitution of bacterial cellulose (reconstituted membrane [RM]) and produced by a dry-cast process, then RM was incorporated with 10% tamarind xyloglucan plus gellan gum 1:1 and 10% lysozyme (RMGT-LZ) and with 10% gellan gum and 10% lysozyme (RMG-LZ). Membrane hydrophobic/hydrophilic characteristics were investigated by static/dynamic contact-angle measurements. They were cultivated with MSCs, and cell adhesion, proliferation, and migration capacity was analyzed with MTT assays. Morphological and topographic characteristics were analyzed by scanning electron microscopy. MSC patterns in flow cytometry and differentiation into adipocytes and osteocytes were checked. In vivo assays used RMG-LZ and RMGT-LZ (with and without MSCs) in Rattus norvegicus rats submitted to burn protocol, and histological sections and collagen deposits were analyzed and immunocytochemistry assay performed. RESULTS In vitro results demonstrated carboxyl and amine groups made the membranes moderately hydrophobic and xyloglucan inclusion decreased wettability, favoring MSC adhesion, proliferation, and differentiation. In vivo, we obtained 40% and 60% reduction in acute/chronic inflammatory infiltrates, 96% decrease in injury area, increased vascular proliferation and collagen deposition, and complete epithelialization after 30 days. MSCs were detected in burned tissue, confirming they had homed and proliferated in vivo. CONCLUSION Nanostructured cellulose-gellan-xyloglucan-lysozyme dressings, especially when seeded with MSCs, improved deep second-degree burn regeneration.
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- Carolina Maria Costa de Oliveira Souza
- Stem Cell Research Laboratory, Cell Therapy and Biotechnology in Regenerative Medicine Department, Pequeno Príncipe Faculties and the Pelé Pequeno Príncipe Research Institute, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil
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- Chemistry Undergraduate Program, School of Education and Humanities, Pontifícia Universidade Católica Do Paraná, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil
- BioPol, Chemistry Department, Federal University of Paraná, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil
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- Stem Cell Research Laboratory, Cell Therapy and Biotechnology in Regenerative Medicine Department, Pequeno Príncipe Faculties and the Pelé Pequeno Príncipe Research Institute, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil
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- Stem Cell Research Laboratory, Cell Therapy and Biotechnology in Regenerative Medicine Department, Pequeno Príncipe Faculties and the Pelé Pequeno Príncipe Research Institute, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil
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- Stem Cell Research Laboratory, Cell Therapy and Biotechnology in Regenerative Medicine Department, Pequeno Príncipe Faculties and the Pelé Pequeno Príncipe Research Institute, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil
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Koga AY, Pereira AV, Lipinski LC, Oliveira MRP. Evaluation of wound healing effect of alginate films containing Aloe vera (Aloe barbadensis Miller) gel. J Biomater Appl 2018; 32:1212-1221. [DOI: 10.1177/0885328218754615] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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- Adriana Y Koga
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, State University of Ponta Grossa, Paraná, Brazil
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, State University of Ponta Grossa, Paraná, Brazil
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- Department of Medicine, State University of Ponta Grossa, Paraná, Brazil
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- Department of Structural, Molecular and Genetic Biology, State University of Ponta Grossa, Paraná, Brazil
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Copaiba oil-loaded commercial wound dressings using supercritical CO 2 : A potential alternative topical antileishmanial treatment. J Supercrit Fluids 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.supflu.2017.02.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Santuryan YG, Elokhovskii VY, Vlasova EN, Panarin EF. Physicochemical properties of hydrogels based on cellulose methyl ether. RUSS J APPL CHEM+ 2017. [DOI: 10.1134/s1070427217020148] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Barreto RS, Quintans JS, Barreto AS, Albuquerque-Júnior RL, Galvão JG, Gonsalves JK, Nunes RS, Camargo EA, Lucca-Júnior W, Soares RC, Feitosa VLC, Quintans-Júnior LJ. Improvement of wound tissue repair by chitosan films containing (-)-borneol, a bicyclic monoterpene alcohol, in rats. Int Wound J 2016; 13:799-808. [PMID: 25471005 PMCID: PMC7949920 DOI: 10.1111/iwj.12385] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2014] [Revised: 08/02/2014] [Accepted: 09/29/2014] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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The aim of this study was to investigate the wound-healing activity of (-)-borneol (BOR) incorporated in chitosan film on healing protocol in rodents. To assess the BOR wound-healing potential, male Wistar rats were subjected to a full-thickness excisional wound. The animals were divided into three groups: dressed with chitosan-based film (QUIN); dressed with chitosan-based film containing 0·5% BOR (QUIBO05); or dressed with chitosan-based film containing 1% BOR (QUIBO1). Dressing the wound areas and histological analysis were performed on the 3rd, 7th, 14th, and 21st days. The myeloperoxidase (MPO) activity was assessed on the third and seventh days after surgical procedures. Wounds dressed with chitosan-based film containing BOR reduced significantly the MPO activity (P < 0·001), showed significantly larger wound retraction rates (7 days, P < 0·05), improved the granulation reaction, and also provided better collagenisation density and arrangement during wound healing. It is suggested that BOR modulates the wound-healing process and is a promising compound to be used in wound care. This product may be quite useful in improving wound healing and could be a new biotechnological product with healing properties and clinical application. Further ongoing studies will enable us to understand the precise mechanisms whereby BOR improves the wound-healing process.
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- Rosana Ss Barreto
- Department of Physiology, Federal University of Sergipe, São Cristóvão, Sergipe, Brazil.
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- Department of Physiology, Federal University of Sergipe, São Cristóvão, Sergipe, Brazil
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- Department of Physiology, Federal University of Sergipe, São Cristóvão, Sergipe, Brazil
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- Department of Pharmacy, Federal University of Sergipe, São Cristóvão, Sergipe, Brazil
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- Department of Pharmacy, Federal University of Sergipe, São Cristóvão, Sergipe, Brazil
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- Department of Pharmacy, Federal University of Sergipe, São Cristóvão, Sergipe, Brazil
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- Department of Physiology, Federal University of Sergipe, São Cristóvão, Sergipe, Brazil
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- Department of Morphology, Federal University of Sergipe, São Cristóvão, Sergipe, Brazil
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- Department of Morphology, Federal University of Sergipe, São Cristóvão, Sergipe, Brazil
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- Department of Morphology, Federal University of Sergipe, São Cristóvão, Sergipe, Brazil
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Cirillo G, Spizzirri UG, Curcio M, Spataro T, Picci N, Nicoletta FP, Iemma F. Cotton gauze-hydrogel composites: Valuable tools for electrically modulated drug delivery. INT J POLYM MATER PO 2016. [DOI: 10.1080/00914037.2015.1129956] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Larchenko EY, Khonina TG, Shadrina EV, Pestov AV, Chupakhin ON, Menshutina NV, Lebedev AE, Lovskaya DD, Larionov LP, Chigvintsev SA. Pharmacologically active hydrogels derived from silicon glycerolates and chitosan. Russ Chem Bull 2015. [DOI: 10.1007/s11172-014-0578-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Panichpakdee J, Pavasant P, Supaphol P. Electrospinning of Asiaticoside/2-Hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin Inclusion Complex-loaded Cellulose Acetate Fiber Mats: Release Characteristics and Potential for Use as Wound Dressing. POLYMER KOREA 2014. [DOI: 10.7317/pk.2014.38.3.338] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Yan W, Shen L, Ji Y, Yang Q, Shen X. Chitin nanocrystal reinforced wet-spun chitosan fibers. J Appl Polym Sci 2014. [DOI: 10.1002/app.40852] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Weixia Yan
- State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials; College of Material Science and Engineering, Donghua University; Shanghai 201620 China
- Analysis and Testing Center; Donghua University; Shanghai 201620 China
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- State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials; College of Material Science and Engineering, Donghua University; Shanghai 201620 China
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- State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials; College of Material Science and Engineering, Donghua University; Shanghai 201620 China
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- State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials; College of Material Science and Engineering, Donghua University; Shanghai 201620 China
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- State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials; College of Material Science and Engineering, Donghua University; Shanghai 201620 China
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Abrigo M, McArthur SL, Kingshott P. Electrospun Nanofibers as Dressings for Chronic Wound Care: Advances, Challenges, and Future Prospects. Macromol Biosci 2014; 14:772-92. [DOI: 10.1002/mabi.201300561] [Citation(s) in RCA: 365] [Impact Index Per Article: 36.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2013] [Revised: 02/16/2014] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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- Martina Abrigo
- Faculty of Engineering and Industrial Science; Industrial Research Institute Swinburne (IRIS), Swinburne University of Technology; Hawthorn VIC 3122 Australia
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- Faculty of Engineering and Industrial Science; Industrial Research Institute Swinburne (IRIS), Swinburne University of Technology; Hawthorn VIC 3122 Australia
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- Faculty of Engineering and Industrial Science; Industrial Research Institute Swinburne (IRIS), Swinburne University of Technology; Hawthorn VIC 3122 Australia
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Barreto RSS, Albuquerque-Júnior RLC, Araújo AAS, Almeida JRGS, Santos MRV, Barreto AS, DeSantana JM, Siqueira-Lima PS, Quintans JSS, Quintans-Júnior LJ. A systematic review of the wound-healing effects of monoterpenes and iridoid derivatives. Molecules 2014; 19:846-62. [PMID: 24419138 PMCID: PMC6271983 DOI: 10.3390/molecules19010846] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2013] [Revised: 12/09/2013] [Accepted: 12/17/2013] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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The search for more effective and lower cost therapeutic approaches for wound healing remains a challenge for modern medicine. In the search for new therapeutic options, plants and their metabolites are a great source of novel biomolecules. Among their constituents, the monoterpenes represent 90% of essential oils, and have a variety of structures with several activities such as antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant and wound healing. Based on that, and also due to the lack of reviews concerning the wound-healing activity of monoterpenes, we performed this systematic review-which provides an overview of their characteristics and mechanisms of action. In this search, the terms "terpenes", "monoterpenes", "wound healing" and "wound closure techniques" were used to retrieve articles published in LILACS, PUBMED and EMBASE until May 2013. Seven papers were found concerning the potential wound healing effect of five compouds (three monoterpenes and two iridoid derivatives) in preclinical studies. Among the products used for wound care, the films were the most studied pharmaceutical form. Monoterpenes are a class of compounds of great diversity of biological activities and therapeutic potential. The data reviewed here suggest that monoterpenes, although poorly studied in this context, are promising compounds for the treatment of chronic wound conditions.
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- Rosana S S Barreto
- Department of Physiology, Federal University of Sergipe, São Cristóvão 49.100-000, Sergipe, Brazil
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- Department of Physiology, Federal University of Sergipe, São Cristóvão 49.100-000, Sergipe, Brazil
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- Department of Physiology, Federal University of Sergipe, São Cristóvão 49.100-000, Sergipe, Brazil
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- Department of Physiology, Federal University of Sergipe, São Cristóvão 49.100-000, Sergipe, Brazil
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- Department of Physiology, Federal University of Sergipe, São Cristóvão 49.100-000, Sergipe, Brazil
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- Department of Physiology, Federal University of Sergipe, São Cristóvão 49.100-000, Sergipe, Brazil
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- Department of Physiology, Federal University of Sergipe, São Cristóvão 49.100-000, Sergipe, Brazil
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- Department of Physiology, Federal University of Sergipe, São Cristóvão 49.100-000, Sergipe, Brazil
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Natural and synthetic polymers for wounds and burns dressing. Int J Pharm 2013; 463:127-36. [PMID: 24368109 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2013.12.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 590] [Impact Index Per Article: 53.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2013] [Revised: 12/10/2013] [Accepted: 12/14/2013] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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In the last years, health care professionals faced with an increasing number of patients suffering from wounds and burns difficult to treat and heal. During the wound healing process, the dressing protects the injury and contributes to the recovery of dermal and epidermal tissues. Because their biocompatibility, biodegradability and similarity to macromolecules recognized by the human body, some natural polymers such as polysaccharides (alginates, chitin, chitosan, heparin, chondroitin), proteoglycans and proteins (collagen, gelatin, fibrin, keratin, silk fibroin, eggshell membrane) are extensively used in wounds and burns management. Obtained by electrospinning technique, some synthetic polymers like biomimetic extracellular matrix micro/nanoscale fibers based on polyglycolic acid, polylactic acid, polyacrylic acid, poly-ɛ-caprolactone, polyvinylpyrrolidone, polyvinyl alcohol, polyethylene glycol, exhibit in vivo and in vitro wound healing properties and enhance re-epithelialization. They provide an optimal microenvironment for cell proliferation, migration and differentiation, due to their biocompatibility, biodegradability, peculiar structure and good mechanical properties. Thus, synthetic polymers are used also in regenerative medicine for cartilage, bone, vascular, nerve and ligament repair and restoration. Biocompatible with fibroblasts and keratinocytes, tissue engineered skin is indicated for regeneration and remodeling of human epidermis and wound healing improving the treatment of severe skin defects or partial-thickness burn injuries.
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Zorzi Bueno C, Maria Moraes Â. Development of porous lamellar chitosan-alginate membranes: Effect of different surfactants on biomaterial properties. J Appl Polym Sci 2011. [DOI: 10.1002/app.34192] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Dias A, Braga M, Seabra I, Ferreira P, Gil M, de Sousa H. Development of natural-based wound dressings impregnated with bioactive compounds and using supercritical carbon dioxide. Int J Pharm 2011; 408:9-19. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2011.01.063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 136] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2010] [Revised: 01/08/2011] [Accepted: 01/18/2011] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Altiok D, Altiok E, Tihminlioglu F. Physical, antibacterial and antioxidant properties of chitosan films incorporated with thyme oil for potential wound healing applications. JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE. MATERIALS IN MEDICINE 2010; 21:2227-2236. [PMID: 20372985 DOI: 10.1007/s10856-010-4065-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 193] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2009] [Accepted: 03/22/2010] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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Chitosan films incorporated with thyme oil for potential applications of wound dressing were successfully prepared by solvent casting method. The water vapor permeability, oxygen transmission rate, and mechanical properties of the films were determined. Surface and cross-section morphologies and the film thicknesses were determined by Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM). Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy was conducted to determine functional group interactions between the chitosan and thyme oil. Thermal behaviors of the films were analyzed by Thermal Gravimetry (TGA) and Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC). In addition, the antimicrobial and the antioxidant activities of the films were investigated. The antimicrobial test was carried by agar diffusion method and the growth inhibition effects of the films including different amount of thyme oil were tested on the gram negative microorganisms of Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and a gram positive microorganism of Staphylococcus aureus. The minimum thyme oil concentration in chitosan films showing the antimicrobial activity on all microorganisms used in the study was found as 1.2 % (v/v). In addition, this concentration showed the highest antioxidant activity due to mainly the carvacrol in thyme oil. Water vapor permeability and oxygen transmission rate of the films slightly increased, however, mechanical properties decreased with thyme oil incorporation. The results revealed that the thyme oil has a good potential to be incorporated into chitosan to make antibacterial and permeable films for wound healing applications.
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- Duygu Altiok
- Chemical Engineering Department, Izmir Institute of Technology, Izmir 35430, Turkey
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