Open AccessAnti‐fungal bandages containing cinnamon extract
Author(s) -
Ahmed Jubair,
Altun Esra,
Aydogdu Mehmet O.,
Gunduz Oguzhan,
Kerai Laxmi,
Ren Guogang,
Edirisinghe Mohan
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
international wound journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.867
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1742-481X
pISSN - 1742-4801
DOI - 10.1111/iwj.13090
Subject(s) - polycaprolactone , candida albicans , medicine , traditional medicine , food science , polymer , composite material , microbiology and biotechnology , materials science , chemistry , biology
Cinnamon‐containing polycaprolactone (PCL) bandages were produced by pressurised gyration and their anti‐fungal activities against Candida albicans were investigated. It was found that by preparing and spinning polymer solutions of cinnamon with PCL, fibres capable of inhibiting fungal growth could be produced, as observed in disk diffusion tests for anti‐fungal susceptibility. Fascinatingly, compared with raw cinnamon powder, the novel cinnamon‐loaded fibres had outstanding long‐term activity. The results presented here are very promising and may indeed accelerate a new era of using completely natural materials in biomedical applications, especially in wound healing.