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ArticleInternational journal of molecular sciences2019

Biocompatible Aloe vera and Tetracycline Hydrochloride Loaded Hybrid Nanofibrous Scaffolds for Skin Tissue Engineering.

Hariharan Ezhilarasu, Raghavendra Ramalingam, Chetna Dhand, Rajamani Lakshminarayanan, Asif Sadiq, Chinnasamy Gandhimathi, Seeram Ramakrishna, Boon Huat Bay, Jayarama Reddy Venugopal, Dinesh Kumar Srinivasan

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Article in International journal of molecular sciences, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 31 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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31citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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31 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 81 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Hariharan EzhilarasuDepartment of Anatomy, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117594, Singapore. anthe@nus.edu.sg.ORCID 0000-0002-4636-5334
Raghavendra RamalingamDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Center for Nanofibers & Nanotechnology, Faculty of Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117576, Singapore. raghavendra8025@gmail.com.ORCID 0000-0002-9326-7446
Chetna DhandAnti-Infectives Research Group, Singapore Eye Research Institute, Singapore 169856, Singapore. Chetnachem24@gmail.com.
Rajamani LakshminarayananAnti-Infectives Research Group, Singapore Eye Research Institute, Singapore 169856, Singapore. lakshminarayanan.rajamani@seri.com.sg.ORCID 0000-0001-8214-5315
Asif SadiqDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Center for Nanofibers & Nanotechnology, Faculty of Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117576, Singapore. drancer.asif@gmail.com.
Chinnasamy GandhimathiTemasek Life Sciences Laboratory, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117604, Singapore. gandhi@tll.org.sg.
Seeram RamakrishnaDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Center for Nanofibers & Nanotechnology, Faculty of Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117576, Singapore. seeram@nus.edu.sg.
Boon Huat BayDepartment of Anatomy, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117594, Singapore. antbaybh@nus.edu.sg.
Jayarama Reddy VenugopalDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Center for Nanofibers & Nanotechnology, Faculty of Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117576, Singapore. jrvgopal@gmail.com.
Dinesh Kumar SrinivasanDepartment of Anatomy, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117594, Singapore. dineshkumar@nus.edu.sg.ORCID 0000-0001-6535-5441
National University of Singapore · SGSingapore Eye Research Institute · SGTemasek Life Sciences Laboratory · SGUniversiti Malaysia Pahang Al-Sultan Abdullah · MY

Funding

Ministry of Education - Singapore R-181-000-184-114
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Aloe vera (AV) and tetracycline hydrochloride (TCH) exhibit significant properties such as anti-inflammatory, antioxidant and anti-bacterial activities to facilitate skin tissue engineering. The present study aims to develop poly-ε-caprolactone (PCL)/ AV containing curcumin (CUR), and TCH loaded hybrid nanofibrous scaffolds to validate the synergistic effect on the fibroblast proliferation and antimicrobial activity against Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria for wound healing. PCL/AV, PCL/CUR, PCL/AV/CUR and PCL/AV/TCH hybrid nanofibrous mats were fabricated using an electrospinning technique and were characterized for surface morphology, the successful incorporation of active compounds, hydrophilicity and the mechanical property of nanofibers. SEM revealed that there was a decrease in the fiber diameter (ranging from 360 to 770 nm) upon the addition of AV, CUR and TCH in PCL nanofibers, which were randomly oriented with bead free morphology. FTIR spectra of various electrospun samples confirmed the successful incorporation of AV, CUR and TCH into the PCL nanofibers. The fabricated nanofibrous scaffolds possessed mechanical properties within the range of human skin. The biocompatibility of electrospun nanofibrous scaffolds were evaluated on primary human dermal fibroblasts (hDF) by MTS assay, CMFDA, Sirius red and F-actin stainings. The results showed that the fabricated PCL/AV/CUR and PCL/AV/TCH nanofibrous scaffolds were non-toxic and had the potential for wound healing applications. The disc diffusion assay confirmed that the electrospun nanofibrous scaffolds possessed antibacterial activity and provided an effective wound dressing for skin tissue engineering.

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NanofibersSkinTissue EngineeringTissue ScaffoldsAloeAnti-Bacterial AgentsBiocompatible MaterialsBiomarkersCell ProliferationCell SurvivalDrug LiberationFibroblastsHumansMaterials TestingMechanical PhenomenaMicrobial Sensitivity TestsAnti-Bacterial AgentsBiocompatible MaterialsBiomarkersTetracyclinealoe veracurcuminelectrospinningfibroblastsnanofiberstetracycline hydrochloridewound healing

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PMID31635374
PMCPMC6834217
OpenAlexW2980404595

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