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ArticleJournal of materials science. Materials in medicine2014

Antimicrobial and in vitro wound healing properties of novel clay based bionanocomposite films.

R K Mishra, K Ramasamy, S M Lim, M F Ismail, A B A Majeed

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Article in Journal of materials science. Materials in medicine, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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R K MishraFaculty of Pharmacy, Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), 42300, Bandar Puncak Alam, Selangor, Malaysia, mishra_rk82@yahoo.co.in.
K Ramasamy
S M Lim
M F Ismail
A B A Majeed

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6 · The paper itself

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The present study investigates the development of methyl cellulose (MC)-sodium alginate (SA)-montmorillonite (MMT) clay based bionanocomposite films with interesting wound healing properties. The differential scanning calorimetry analysis of the composite films revealed presence of single glass transition temperature (Tg) confirming the miscible nature of the ternary blended films. The increase in MMT ratio in the composite films reduced the mobility of biopolymer chains (MC/SA) which increased the Tg of the film. Thermogravimetric analysis showed that dispersion of clay (MMT) at nano level significantly delayed the weight loss that correlated with higher thermal stability of the composite films. It was observed that the developed films were able to exhibit antimicrobial activity against four typical pathogenic bacteria found in the presence of wound. The developed films were able to significantly inhibit (10 mg/ml) the growth of Enterococcus faecium and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. In vitro scratch assay indicated potential wound closure activities of MC-2-4 bionanocomposite films at their respective highest subtoxic doses. In conclusion, these ternary bionanocomposite films were found to be promising systems for wound healing applications.

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Aluminum SilicatesNanocompositesWound HealingAnti-Bacterial AgentsCalorimetry, Differential ScanningCells, CulturedClayEnterococcus faeciumHumansIn Vitro TechniquesMicrobial Sensitivity TestsMicroscopy, ElectronPseudomonas aeruginosaSpectroscopy, Fourier Transform InfraredThermogravimetryAluminum SilicatesAnti-Bacterial AgentsClay

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