Ahmed, J;
Altun, E;
Aydogdu, MO;
Gunduz, O;
Kerai, L;
Ren, G;
Edirisinghe, M;
(2019)
Anti-fungal bandages containing cinnamon extract.
International Wound Journal
10.1111/iwj.13090.
(In press).
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Abstract
Cinnamon-containing polycaprolactone (PCL) bandages were produced by pressurised gyration and their anti-fungal activities against Candida albicans were investigated. It was found that by preparing and spinning polymer solutions of cinnamon with PCL, fibres capable of inhibiting fungal growth could be produced, as observed in disk diffusion tests for anti-fungal susceptibility. Fascinatingly, compared with raw cinnamon powder, the novel cinnamon-loaded fibres had outstanding long-term activity. The results presented here are very promising and may indeed accelerate a new era of using completely natural materials in biomedical applications, especially in wound healing.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Anti-fungal bandages containing cinnamon extract |
| Location: | England |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1111/iwj.13090 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1111/iwj.13090 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | © 2019 The Authors. International Wound Journal published by Medicalhelplines.com Inc and John Wiley & Sons Ltd. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
| Keywords: | Cinnamon, anti-fungal, bandages, healthcare, mass production |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science > Dept of Mechanical Engineering |
| URI: | https://discovery-pp.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10069616 |
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