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ArticleInternational wound journal2019

Anti-fungal bandages containing cinnamon extract.

Jubair Ahmed, Esra Altun, Mehmet O Aydogdu, Oguzhan Gunduz, Laxmi Kerai, Guogang Ren, Mohan Edirisinghe

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Article in International wound journal, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers.

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14citing papers in PubMed
3.6field-weighted citation impact, top 7% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

14 citing papers in PubMed, 52 citations in OpenAlex.

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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

7 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Jubair AhmedDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, University College London, London, UK.
Esra AltunDepartment of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, University of Marmara, Istanbul, Turkey.
Mehmet O AydogduDepartment of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, University of Marmara, Istanbul, Turkey.
Oguzhan GunduzDepartment of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, University of Marmara, Istanbul, Turkey.
Laxmi KeraiSchool of Life and Medical Sciences, University of Hertfordshire, Hertfordshire, UK.
Guogang RenSchool of Engineering and Technology, University of Hertfordshire, Hertfordshire, UK.
Mohan EdirisingheDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, University College London, London, UK.
Marmara University · TRUniversity College London · GBUniversity of Hertfordshire · GB

Funding

BBAU-FUDR: A NOVEL CANCER CHEMOTHERAPYR01CA034228 · NCI · ROGER WILLIAMS HOSPITAL · PI CHU, MING-YU W. · 1985 to 1985
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Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (UK) EP/L023059/1Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (UK) EP/N034228/1Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (UK) EP/S016872/1
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cinnamon-containing polycaprolactone (PCL) bandages were produced by pressurised gyration and their anti-fungal activities against Candida albicans were investigated. It was found that by preparing and spinning polymer solutions of cinnamon with PCL, fibres capable of inhibiting fungal growth could be produced, as observed in disk diffusion tests for anti-fungal susceptibility. Fascinatingly, compared with raw cinnamon powder, the novel cinnamon-loaded fibres had outstanding long-term activity. The results presented here are very promising and may indeed accelerate a new era of using completely natural materials in biomedical applications, especially in wound healing.

Indexed as

BandagesAntifungal AgentsCandida albicansCinnamomum zeylanicumPlant ExtractsPolyestersAntifungal AgentsPlant ExtractspolycaprolactonePolyestersanti-fungalbandagesCinnamonhealthcaremass production

Identifiers

PMID30767437
PMCPMC6849878
OpenAlexW2912923118

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