NDLI: Acemannan-based films: an improved approach envisioning biomedical applications

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Acemannan-based films: an improved approach envisioning biomedical applications

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Author	Rodrigues, Luísa C. Silva, Simone S. Reis, Rui Luis
Copyright Year	2019
Description	Journal: Materials Research Express In the last years, a renewed interest in the use natural compounds from medicinal plants arised due to their intrinsic bioactive properties. Acemannan (ACE), aloe vera leaves main polysaccharide, is cytocompatible, wound healing inducer, antibacterial and immunomodulator. Thus, its association with natural polymers as chitosan (CHT) and alginate (ALG) can result in strong synergistic effects, due to the interactions stablished between the polymers leading to mixed junction zones formation. In this work, ACE-based films were prepared through the combination of ACE with CHT or ALG. Films were characterized to evaluate their physical features and chemical composition. The findings revealed that the presence of calcium ions into ACE composition induced an effective gelation when combined with ALG and a polymeric arrangement with CHT. Moreover, an increase of ACE ratio in ALG/ACE formulations leaded to more resistant and stable structures.The findings obtained until now, suggest that ACE-based films are good candidates to be used as bioactive platforms.
Related Links	https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/2053-1591/ab2f66/pdf
ISSN	20531591
e-ISSN	20531591
DOI	10.1088/2053-1591/ab2f66
Journal	Materials Research Express
Issue Number	9
Volume Number	6
Language	English
Publisher	IOP Publishing
Publisher Date	2019-07-04
Access Restriction	Open
Subject Keyword	Journal: Materials Research Express
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Surfaces, Coatings and Films Metals and Alloys Biomaterials Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials Polymers and Plastics

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