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ArticlePolymers2022

Development of Eco-Friendly Nanomembranes of Aloe vera/PVA/ZnO for Potential Applications in Medical Devices.

Muhammad Usman Munir, Daiva Mikucioniene, Haleema Khanzada, Muhammad Qamar Khan

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Article in Polymers, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7 citing papers in PubMed.

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  3. Cancer Treatment Using Nanofibers: A Review.Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024
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  7. Antimicrobial Clothing Based on Electrospun Fibers with ZnO Nanoparticles.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023
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4 authors.

Muhammad Usman MunirDepartment of Production Engineering, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Design, Kaunas University of Technology, LT-51424 Kaunas, Lithuania.ORCID 0000-0001-5946-2064
Daiva MikucionieneDepartment of Production Engineering, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Design, Kaunas University of Technology, LT-51424 Kaunas, Lithuania.ORCID 0000-0002-2219-2643
Haleema KhanzadaDepartment of Production Engineering, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Design, Kaunas University of Technology, LT-51424 Kaunas, Lithuania.
Muhammad Qamar KhanNanotechnology Research Lab, Department of Textile and Clothing, Faculty of Engineering and Technology, National Textile University Karachi Campus, Karachi 74900, Pakistan.ORCID 0000-0002-1680-1588

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Due to the current COVID-19 pandemic, there is a crucial need for the development of antimicrobial and antiviral personal protective equipment such as facemasks and gowns. Therefore, in this research we fabricated electrospun nanofibers composite with polyvinyl alcohol, aloe vera, and zinc oxide nanoparticles for end application in medical devices. Electrospun nanofibers were made with varying concentrations of aloe vera (1%, 2%, 3%, 4%) having a constant concentration of ZnO (0.5%) with varying concentrations of ZnO nanoparticles (1%, 2%, 3%, 4%) having a constant concentration of aloe vera (0.5%). To check the morphology and composition, all prepared nanofibers were subjected to different characterization techniques, such as Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), and Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR). In addition, its antimicrobial activity was checked both with qualitative and quantitative approaches against gram-positive

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aloe veraantimicrobial activityelectrospinningnanofiberspolyvinyl alcoholzinc oxide nanoparticles

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PMID35267852
PMCPMC8912846

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