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Cornstarch-Based Wound Dressing Incorporated With Hyaluronic Acid and Propolis: In Vitro and in Vivo Studies Publisher Pubmed

Summary: Scientists report a cornstarch-based dressing with propolis fights bacteria and speeds wound healing. #WoundCare #NaturalRemedies

Eskandarinia A1 ; Kefayat A2 ; Rafienia M3 ; Agheb M1 ; Navid S4 ; Ebrahimpour K5
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Source: Carbohydrate Polymers Published:2019


Abstract

The unique physicochemical and functional characteristics of starch-based biomaterials and wound dressings have been proposed for several biomedical applications. Film dressings of cornstarch/hyaluronic acid/ ethanolic extract of propolis (CS/HA/EEP) were prepared by solvent-casting and characterized by attenuated total reflectance/Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy, gas chromatography/mass spectrometry, light transmission, opacity measurements, EEP release, equilibrium swelling, and in vitro and in vivo evaluations. The CS/HA/0.5%EEP film dressing exhibited higher antibacterial activity against Staphylococcus aureus (2.08 ± 0.14 mm), Escherichia coli (2.64 ± 0.18 mm), and Staphylococcus epidermidis (1.02 ± 0.15 mm) in comparison with the CS, CS/HA, and CS/HA/0.25%EEP films. Also, it showed no cytotoxicity for the L929 fibroblast cells. This wound dressing could effectively accelerate the wound healing process at Wistar rats' skin excisions. These results indicate that enrichment of cornstarch wound dressings with HA and EEP can significantly enhance their potential efficacy as wound dressing material. © 2019 Elsevier Ltd
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