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Sodium alginate/poly(vinyl alcohol)/nano ZnO composite nanofibers for antibacterial wound dressings.

TL;DR: The results suggest that SA/PVA/ZnO mats could be an ideal biomaterial for wound dressing applications once the optimal concentration of ZnO which will give least toxicity while providing maximum antibacterial activity is identified.
About: This article is published in International Journal of Biological Macromolecules.The article was published on 2011-10-01. It has received 469 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Nanofiber & Vinyl alcohol.
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TL;DR: In this article, the authors present the past and current efforts with a brief description on the featured properties of hydrogel membranes fabricated from biopolymers and synthetic ones for wound dressing applications.

1,059 citations


Cites background from "Sodium alginate/poly(vinyl alcohol)..."

  • ...[89,90] have noticed that PVA-chitosan-ZnO membranes possessed an anti-bacterial activity against S....

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  • ...[89] reported that PVA-alginate-ZnO nanofibers mats exhibited a feasible antibacterial activity against E....

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TL;DR: This article aims to review the literature concerning the choice of selectivity for hydrogels based on classification, application and processing to assess their potential in hi-tech applications in the biomedical, pharmaceutical, biotechnology, bioseparation, biosensor, agriculture, oil recovery and cosmetics fields.

905 citations

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TL;DR: Alginate based composite biomaterials will be promising for bone tissue regeneration because of their enhanced biochemical significance in terms of porosity, mechanical strength, cell adhesion, biocompatibility, cell proliferation, alkaline phosphatase increase, excellent mineralization and osteogenic differentiation.

645 citations

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Tamanna Bhuyan1, Kavita Mishra1, Manika Khanuja1, Ram Prasad1, Ajit Varma1 •
TL;DR: In this article, the authors reported low-cost, green synthesis of zinc oxide (ZnO) nanoparticles using 25% (w/v) of Azadirachta indica (Neem) leaf extract.

484 citations

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TL;DR: A series of excellent polyvinyl alcohol (PVA)/polymers blend hydrogel were reviewed using different crosslinking types to obtain proper polymeric dressing materials, which have satisfied biocompatibility and sufficient mechanical properties.

480 citations


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  • ...Accordingly, this study suggested that PVA/SA/ZnO nanofiber mats could be potential wound dressing composite materials with the optimal ZnO concentration which gave least toxicity (Shalumon et al., 2011)....

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  • ...Nano ZnO composite nanofibers as antibacterial wound dressing materials have been prepared using an advanced synthetic route by Shalumon et al. (2011)....

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  • ...Accordingly, this study suggested that PVA/SA/ZnO nanofiber mats could be potential wound dressing composite materials with the optimal ZnO concentration which gave least toxicity (Shalumon et al., 2011)....

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