CHITRAKALA KALIAPERUMAL
Articles written in Bulletin of Materials Science
Volume 46 All articles Published: 4 February 2023 Article ID 0023
Electrospun polycaprolactone/chitosan/pectin composite nanofibre: a novel wound dressing scaffold
CHITRAKALA KALIAPERUMAL ANITHA THULASISINGH
The primary objective of the investigation was to synthesize biocomposite nanofibres by electrospinning technique with different weight percentages of polycaprolactone
(PCL) with chitosan (CS)–pectin (PEC) blend along withthe characterization and antimicrobial activity of the novel electrospun nanofibres. This article for the first time describes the architecture
of PCL–CS–PEC electrospun nanofibres along with its antimicrobial activity to the foremost of our information. The present work used CS–PEC, a biocompatible and non-toxic polysaccharide. Electrospinning
was used to successfully produce CS–PEC nanofibres coupled with PCL polymer. The structural morphology of the PCL–CS–PEC nanofibres clearly displays the presence of nanofibres. The distinct peaks for the
corresponding primary functional groups were clearly identified in the Fourier transform infrared characterization of PCL–CS–PEC nanofibres, as well. TGA confirmed that PCL–CS–PEC nanofibres have greater
thermal stability. The antibacterial activity (agar disc diffusion method) of PCL–CS–PEC nanofibres was tested, and it was found to be effective against a wide range of microbial organisms, which aids in wound
healing. Nanofibres of 19% PCL–CS–PEC demonstrated better antimicrobial activity against control than 15% and 17%, which might be attributable to concentration. Future studies will be conducted for the
validation of the analysed nanofibres using
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Prof. Subi Jacob George — Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Jakkur, Bengaluru
Chemical Sciences 2020
Prof. Surajit Dhara — School of Physics, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad
Physical Sciences 2020
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