Progress in alternative strategies to combat antimicrobial resistance: Focus on antibiotics

J Murugaiyan, PA Kumar, GS Rao, K Iskandar… - Antibiotics, 2022 - mdpi.com
Antibiotic resistance, and, in a broader perspective, antimicrobial resistance (AMR),
continues to evolve and spread beyond all boundaries. As a result, infectious diseases have …

Electrospun polymer nanofibers with antimicrobial activity

I Maliszewska, T Czapka - Polymers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Nowadays, nanofibers with antimicrobial activity are of great importance due to the
widespread antibiotic resistance of many pathogens. Electrospinning is a versatile method …

A novel bilayer wound dressing composed of a dense polyurethane/propolis membrane and a biodegradable polycaprolactone/gelatin nanofibrous scaffold

A Eskandarinia, A Kefayat, M Agheb, M Rafienia… - Scientific reports, 2020 - nature.com
One-layer wound dressings cannot meet all the clinical needs due to their individual
characteristics and shortcomings. Therefore, bilayer wound dressings which are composed …

Electrospun antibacterial and antioxidant zein/polylactic acid/hydroxypropyl methylcellulose nanofibers as an active food packaging system

M Aman Mohammadi, S Ramezani, H Hosseini… - Food and Bioprocess …, 2021 - Springer
In this study, zein/polylactic acid (PLA)/hydroxypropyl methylcellulose (HPMC) nanofibers
(NFs) were fabricated to the incorporation of Zenian (Carum copticum) essential oil (ZO) …

Bioactive Sambong oil-loaded electrospun cellulose acetate nanofibers: Preparation, characterization, and in-vitro biocompatibility

A Ullah, Y Saito, S Ullah, MK Haider, H Nawaz… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Blumea balsamifera oil loaded cellulose acetate nanofiber mats were prepared by
electrospinning. The inclusion of blumea oil increased the nanofiber diameter. FTIR spectra …

Prospects of polymeric nanofibers loaded with essential oils for biomedical and food-packaging applications

AH Rather, TU Wani, RS Khan, B Pant, M Park… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Essential oils prevent superbug formation, which is mainly caused by the continuous use of
synthetic drugs. This is a significant threat to health, the environment, and food safety. Plant …

Special features of polyester-based materials for medical applications

RN Darie-Niță, M Râpă, S Frąckowiak - Polymers, 2022 - mdpi.com
This article presents current possibilities of using polyester-based materials in hard and soft
tissue engineering, wound dressings, surgical implants, vascular reconstructive surgery …

[HTML][HTML] Nature-derived and synthetic additives to poly (ɛ-caprolactone) nanofibrous systems for biomedicine; an updated overview

S Homaeigohar, AR Boccaccini - Frontiers in Chemistry, 2022 - frontiersin.org
As a low cost, biocompatible, and bioresorbable synthetic polymer, poly (ɛ-
caprolactone)(PCL) is widely used for different biomedical applications including drug …

Incorporation of Saqez essential oil into polyvinyl alcohol/chitosan bilayer hydrogel as a potent wound dressing material

A Rezaei, H Ehtesabi, S Ebrahimi - International Journal of Biological …, 2023 - Elsevier
Nowadays, many studies are conducted on multilayer hydrogels for wound dressing. On the
other hand, considering the emergence of bacterial resistance to common antibiotics …

Synergetic dual antibiotics-loaded chitosan/poly (vinyl alcohol) nanofibers with sustained antibacterial delivery for treatment of XDR bacteria-infected wounds

S Alizadeh, P Farshi, N Farahmandian… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Resistance of bacterial pathogens to conventional antibiotics has remained a significant
challenge in managing post-wound infections, especially in developing countries. Here, a …