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ArticleJournal of functional biomaterials2023

Characteristics of Chitosan Films with the Bioactive Substances-Caffeine and Propolis.

Karolina Stefanowska, Magdalena Woźniak, Anna Sip, Lucyna Mrówczyńska, Jerzy Majka, Wojciech Kozak, Renata Dobrucka, Izabela Ratajczak

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Article in Journal of functional biomaterials, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Karolina StefanowskaDepartment of Chemistry, Faculty of Forestry and Wood Technology, Poznan University of Life Sciences, Wojska Polskiego 75, 60625 Poznań, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-6785-3652
Magdalena WoźniakDepartment of Chemistry, Faculty of Forestry and Wood Technology, Poznan University of Life Sciences, Wojska Polskiego 75, 60625 Poznań, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-1863-5122
Anna SipDepartment of Biotechnology and Food Microbiology, Faculty of Food Science and Nutrition, Poznan University of Life Sciences, Wojska Polskiego 48, 60627 Poznań, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-0120-2734
Lucyna MrówczyńskaDepartment of Cell Biology, Faculty of Biology, Adam Mickiewicz University, Uniwersytetu Poznańskiego 6, 61614 Poznań, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-4425-5596
Jerzy MajkaDepartment of Wood Science and Thermal Techniques, Faculty of Forestry and Wood Technology, Poznan University of Life Sciences, Wojska Polskiego 38/42, 60637 Poznań, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-6713-8077
Wojciech KozakDepartment of Industrial Products and Packaging Quality, Institute of Quality Science, Poznań University of Economics and Business, al. Niepodległości 10, 61875 Poznań, Poland.
Renata DobruckaDepartment of Industrial Products and Packaging Quality, Institute of Quality Science, Poznań University of Economics and Business, al. Niepodległości 10, 61875 Poznań, Poland.
Izabela RatajczakDepartment of Chemistry, Faculty of Forestry and Wood Technology, Poznan University of Life Sciences, Wojska Polskiego 75, 60625 Poznań, Poland.ORCID 0000-0003-3026-5192

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Chitosan is a natural and biodegradable polymer with promising potential for biomedical applications. This study concerns the production of chitosan-based materials for future use in the medical industry. Bioactive substances-caffeine and ethanolic propolis extract (EEP)-were incorporated into a chitosan matrix to increase the bioactivity of the obtained films and improve their mechanical properties. Acetic and citric acids were used as solvents in the production of the chitosan-based films. The obtained materials were characterized in terms of their antibacterial and antifungal activities, as well as their mechanical properties, including tensile strength and elongation at break. Moreover, the chemical structures and surface morphologies of the films were assessed. The results showed that the solution consisting of chitosan, citric acid, caffeine, and EEP exhibited an excellent antiradical effect. The activity of this solution (99.13%) was comparable to that of the standard antioxidant Trolox (92.82%). In addition, the film obtained from this solution showed good antibacterial activity, mainly against

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biomedical materialscaffeinechitosanchitosan filmspropolis

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PMID37504853
PMCPMC10381157

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