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ReviewNanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland)2017

Electrospun Nanofibres Containing Antimicrobial Plant Extracts.

Wanwei Zhang, Sara Ronca, Elisa Mele

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Review in Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland), 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 55 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

55 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Wanwei ZhangDepartment of Materials, Loughborough University, Loughborough LE11 3TU, UK. w.zhang4@lboro.ac.uk.
Sara RoncaDepartment of Materials, Loughborough University, Loughborough LE11 3TU, UK. s.ronca@lboro.ac.uk.
Elisa MeleDepartment of Materials, Loughborough University, Loughborough LE11 3TU, UK. e.mele2@lboro.ac.uk.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Over the last 10 years great research interest has been directed toward nanofibrous architectures produced by electrospinning bioactive plant extracts. The resulting structures possess antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, and anti-oxidant activity, which are attractive for biomedical applications and food industry. This review describes the diverse approaches that have been developed to produce electrospun nanofibres that are able to deliver naturally-derived chemical compounds in a controlled way and to prevent their degradation. The efficacy of those composite nanofibres as wound dressings, scaffolds for tissue engineering, and active food packaging systems will be discussed.

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electrospinningfood industryplant extractstissue engineeringwound healing

Identifiers

PMID28336874
PMCPMC5333027

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