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ArticleMarine drugs2019

Fabrication and Characterization of Core-Shell Electrospun Fibrous Mats Containing Medicinal Herbs for Wound Healing and Skin Tissue Engineering.

Elahe Zahedi, Akbar Esmaeili, Niloofar Eslahi, Mohammad Ali Shokrgozar, Abdolreza Simchi

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Article in Marine drugs, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 25 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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25citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

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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.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

25 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 89 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. A critical overview of challenging roles of medicinal plants in improvement of wound healing technology.Daru : journal of Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences · 2024
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Elahe ZahediDepartment of Chemical Engineering, North Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, P.O. Box 19585/936, Tehran, Iran. zahedi.ez@gmail.com.
Akbar EsmaeiliDepartment of Chemical Engineering, North Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, P.O. Box 19585/936, Tehran, Iran. akbaresmaeili@yahoo.com.
Niloofar EslahiDepartment of Textile Engineering, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, P.O. Box 14515/775, Tehran, Iran. eslahi_n@yahoo.com.
Mohammad Ali ShokrgozarNational Cell Bank Department, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran 13164, Iran. mashokrgozar@yahoo.com.
Abdolreza SimchiDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, Azadi Avenue, P.O. Box 11365/8639, Tehran, Iran. simchi@sharif.edu.ORCID 0000-0002-9111-2977
Islamic Azad University North Tehran Branch · IRIslamic Azad University, Science and Research Branch · IRPasteur Institute of Iran · IRSharif University of Technology · IR

Funding

Iran National Science Foundation INSF No. 95-S-48740
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Nanofibrous structures mimicking the native extracellular matrix have attracted considerable attention for biomedical applications. The present study aims to design and produce drug-eluting core-shell fibrous scaffolds for wound healing and skin tissue engineering. Aloe vera extracts were encapsulated inside polymer fibers containing chitosan, polycaprolactone, and keratin using the co-axial electrospinning technique. Electron microscopic studies show that continuous and uniform fibers with an average diameter of 209 ± 47 nm were successfully fabricated. The fibers have a core-shell structure with a shell thickness of about 90 nm, as confirmed by transmission electron microscopy. By employing Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy, the characteristic peaks of Aloe vera were detected, which indicate successful incorporation of this natural herb into the polymeric fibers. Tensile testing and hydrophilicity measurements indicated an ultimate strength of 5.3 MPa (elongation of 0.63%) and water contact angle of 89°. In-vitro biological assay revealed increased cellular growth and adhesion with the presence of Aloe vera without any cytotoxic effects. The prepared core-shell fibrous mats containing medical herbs have a great potential for wound healing applications.

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AloeChitosanMaterials TestingMicroscopy, Electron, ScanningNanofibersPlants, MedicinalPolyestersPolymersSkinSpectroscopy, Fourier Transform InfraredTensile StrengthTissue EngineeringTissue ScaffoldsWound HealingChitosanpolycaprolactonePolyestersPolymersAloe vera extractco-axial electrospinningcore-shell fiberpolysaccharidewound healing

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PMID30621270
PMCPMC6357190
OpenAlexW2908469779

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