Open AccessPreparation and characterization of poly(ethylene oxide)/zinc oxide nanofibrous scaffold for chronic wound healing applications
Author(s) -
Hamed Nosrati,
Mohammad Khodaei,
Mehdi Banitalebi Dehkordi,
Morteza Alizadeh,
Shiva Asadpour,
Esmaeel Sharifi,
Jafar Ai,
Mostafa Soleimannejad
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
polimery w medycynie
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.129
H-Index - 11
eISSN - 2451-2699
pISSN - 0370-0747
DOI - 10.17219/pim/128378
Subject(s) - zinc , characterization (materials science) , ethylene oxide , poly ethylene , scaffold , materials science , wound healing , electrospinning , nanofiber , oxide , chemical engineering , nanotechnology , biomedical engineering , chemistry , ethylene , composite material , polymer , metallurgy , medicine , organic chemistry , surgery , copolymer , catalysis , engineering
Skin, the first barrier to pathogens, loses its integrity and function after an injury. The presence of an antibacterial dressing at the wound site may prevent bacterial invasion and also improve the healing process.