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ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences2021

Prospects of Polymeric Nanofibers Loaded with Essential Oils for Biomedical and Food-Packaging Applications.

Anjum Hamid Rather, Taha Umair Wani, Rumysa Saleem Khan, Bishweshwar Pant, Mira Park, Faheem A Sheikh

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Review in International journal of molecular sciences, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers.

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18citing papers in PubMed
4.8field-weighted citation impact, top 4% 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

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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

18 citing papers in PubMed, 89 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

6 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Anjum Hamid RatherDepartment of Nanotechnology, University of Kashmir Hazratbal, Srinagar 190006, Jammu and Kashmir, India.ORCID 0000-0001-8676-9491
Taha Umair WaniDepartment of Nanotechnology, University of Kashmir Hazratbal, Srinagar 190006, Jammu and Kashmir, India.ORCID 0000-0002-2722-5694
Rumysa Saleem KhanDepartment of Nanotechnology, University of Kashmir Hazratbal, Srinagar 190006, Jammu and Kashmir, India.
Bishweshwar PantCarbon Composite Energy Nanomaterials Research Center, Woosuk University, Wanju-Gun 55338, Jeollabuk-do, Korea.ORCID 0000-0002-0261-2938
Mira ParkCarbon Composite Energy Nanomaterials Research Center, Woosuk University, Wanju-Gun 55338, Jeollabuk-do, Korea.ORCID 0000-0002-1896-0558
Faheem A SheikhDepartment of Nanotechnology, University of Kashmir Hazratbal, Srinagar 190006, Jammu and Kashmir, India.
University of Kashmir · INWoosuk University · KR

Funding

National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) Grant number: 2018M3C1B5052283The Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB) CRG/2020/000113
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Essential oils prevent superbug formation, which is mainly caused by the continuous use of synthetic drugs. This is a significant threat to health, the environment, and food safety. Plant extracts in the form of essential oils are good enough to destroy pests and fight bacterial infections in animals and humans. In this review article, different essential oils containing polymeric nanofibers fabricated by electrospinning are reviewed. These nanofibers containing essential oils have shown applications in biomedical applications and as food-packaging materials. This approach of delivering essential oils in nanoformulations has attracted considerable attention in the scientific community due to its low price, a considerable ratio of surface area to volume, versatility, and high yield. It is observed that the resulting nanofibers possess antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, and antioxidant properties. Therefore, they can reduce the use of toxic synthetic drugs that are utilized in the cosmetics, medicine, and food industries. These nanofibers increase barrier properties against light, oxygen, and heat, thereby protecting and preserving the food from oxidative damage. Moreover, the nanofibers discussed are introduced with naturally derived chemical compounds in a controlled manner, which simultaneously prevents their degradation. The nanofibers loaded with different essential oils demonstrate an ability to increase the shelf-life of various food products while using them as active packaging materials.

Indexed as

Food PackagingAnimalsDrug CompoundingHumansNanofibersOils, VolatilePolymersTissue ScaffoldsOils, VolatilePolymerselectrospinningessential oilsfood industrytissue engineeringwound healing

Identifiers

PMID33924640
PMCPMC8069027
OpenAlexW3156873393

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