Enhanced Physico-Mechanical Properties of Sericin-PVA Composite Films with a Potential Antibacterial and Controlled Drug Release Features for Wound Dressing.

Kanono Comet Manesa, Simiso Dube, Mathew Muzi Nindi

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Article in International journal of molecular sciences, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Kanono Comet ManesaDepartment of Chemistry, Florida Science Campus, University of South Africa, Roodepoort 1709, South Africa.ORCID 0000-0002-5207-9975

Simiso DubeDepartment of Chemistry, Florida Science Campus, University of South Africa, Roodepoort 1709, South Africa.

Mathew Muzi NindiDepartment of Chemistry, Florida Science Campus, University of South Africa, Roodepoort 1709, South Africa.ORCID 0000-0001-7222-1505

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Abstract

The application of silk sericin as a polymeric biomaterial has recently gained interest, although its film was found to be fragile, exhibiting brittleness when subjected to relatively slight stress, and it also displayed higher water solubility. This study focused on the enhanced physico-mechanical properties of the three films obtained by the crosslinking of sericin protein from three silkworm cocoons with poly (vinyl alcohol) (PVA) to reduce phase separation and solubilization of the films by promoting miscibility between sericin and PVA. The findings demonstrated how crosslinking with glutaraldehyde enhanced thermal stability and tensile strength and controlled the solubility of the three sericin-PVA films. The sericin from

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Anti-Bacterial AgentsBandagesPolyvinyl AlcoholSericinsAnimalsDelayed-Action PreparationsDrug LiberationSolubilityTensile StrengthX-Ray DiffractionAnti-Bacterial AgentsDelayed-Action PreparationsPolyvinyl AlcoholSericinsacidsaminoantibacterialcrosslinkdegradationmoisture vapor transmission ratesericinswellingwater vapor permeabilityX-ray diffraction

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PMID42352942

DOI10.3390/ijms27125216

PMCPMC13299330

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