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ArticleMaterials (Basel, Switzerland)2019

Physically Cross-Linked Gels of PVA with Natural Polymers as Matrices for Manuka Honey Release in Wound-Care Applications.

Antonia Monica Neres Santos, Ana Paula Duarte Moreira, Carlos W Piler Carvalho, Rosa Luchese, Edlene Ribeiro, Garrett B McGuinness, Marisa Fernandes Mendes, Renata Nunes Oliveira

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Article in Materials (Basel, Switzerland), 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 27 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

27 citing papers in PubMed.

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  20. The Natural Cryoprotectant Honey for Fertility Cryopreservation.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022
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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

8 authors.

Antonia Monica Neres SantosPostgraduate Program of Chemical Engineering/DEQ, UFRRJ, Seropédica-RJ 23890-000, Brazil. antoniamonicaa@hotmail.com.
Ana Paula Duarte MoreiraMaterials and Metallurgy Engineering Program/COPPE, UFRJ, Seropédica-RJ 23890-000, Brazil. duarteap@gmail.com.
Carlos W Piler CarvalhoBrazilian Agricultural Research Corporation/Embrapa Food Technology, Brasília 70770-901, Brazil. carlos.piler@embrapa.br.
Rosa LucheseDepartment of food engineering, UFRRJ, Seropédica-RJ 23890-000, Brazil. rhluche@gmail.com.
Edlene RibeiroDepartment of food engineering, UFRRJ, Seropédica-RJ 23890-000, Brazil. edleneribeiro@gmail.com.
Garrett B McGuinnessCentre for Medical Engineering Research, School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, Dublin City University, Dublin 9, Ireland. garrett.mcguinness@dcu.ie.
Marisa Fernandes MendesPostgraduate Program of Chemical Engineering/DEQ, UFRRJ, Seropédica-RJ 23890-000, Brazil. marisamendes@globo.com.
Renata Nunes OliveiraPostgraduate Program of Chemical Engineering/DEQ, UFRRJ, Seropédica-RJ 23890-000, Brazil. renatanunes.ufrrj@gmail.com.

Funding

Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico 405922/2016-7
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Manuka honey is a well-known natural material from New Zealand, considered to have properties beneficial for burn treatment. Gels created from polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) blended with natural polymers are potential burn-care dressings, combining biocompatibility with high fluid uptake. Controlled release of manuka honey from such materials is a possible strategy for improving burn healing. This work aimed to produce polyvinyl alcohol (PVA), PVA⁻sodium carboxymethylcellulose (PVA-CMC), PVA⁻gelatin (PVA-G), and PVA⁻starch (PVA-S) cryogels infused with honey and to characterize these materials physicochemically, morphologically, and thermally, followed by in vitro analysis of swelling capacity, degradation/weight loss, honey delivery kinetics, and possible activity against

Indexed as

burn caremanuka honeynatural polymersPVA blends

Identifiers

PMID30781788
PMCPMC6416547

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