Natural Rubber Films Incorporated with Red Propolis and Silver Nanoparticles Aimed for Occlusive Dressing Application

Natural Rubber Films Incorporated with Red Propolis and Silver Nanoparticles Aimed for Occlusive Dressing Application

Abstract In this work, NRL films were enriched with red propolis and silver nanoparticles with the aim of obtaining dressings with bactericide properties. To improve the properties of these materials, plasma treatment was also applied to the films. Cytotoxic effects were evaluated by MTT and agar di...

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Main Authors: Charlene Silvestrin Celi Garcia, Ana Elisa Dotta Maddalozzo, Paulo Miguel Celi Garcia, Cristian Padilha Fontoura, Melissa Machado Rodrigues, Marcelo Giovanela, João Antonio Pêgas Henriques, Cesar Aguzzoli, Janaina da Silva Crespo, Mariana Roesch-Ely
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Metalurgia e Materiais (ABM); Associação Brasileira de Cerâmica (ABC); Associação Brasileira de Polímeros (ABPol) 2021-04-01
Series:Materials Research
Subjects:
natural rubber latex films
plasma treatment
wound dressing
red propolis
silver nanoparticles
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-14392021000200228&tlng=en

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