Artificial, Triple-Layered, Nanomembranous Wound Patch for Potential Diabetic Foot Ulcer Intervention
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Patch Fabrication, Morphological, and Mechanical Characterizations
2.2. Patch Quality Tests
2.2.1. Wettability
2.2.2. Adherence Test
2.2.3. Water Resistance
2.2.4. Moisture Uptake
2.2.5. In Vitro Drug Release
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Morphological and Mechanical Properties
3.2. Patch Quality Tests
3.2.1. Wettability Test
3.2.2. Adherence and Mucoadhesion Tests
3.2.3. Water Resistance
3.2.4. Moisture Content
3.2.5. Moisture Uptake
3.2.6. Drug Content and Drug Release
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Mabrouk, M.; Kumar, P.; Choonara, Y.E.; Du Toit, L.C.; Pillay, V. Artificial, Triple-Layered, Nanomembranous Wound Patch for Potential Diabetic Foot Ulcer Intervention. Materials 2018, 11, 2128. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma11112128
Mabrouk M, Kumar P, Choonara YE, Du Toit LC, Pillay V. Artificial, Triple-Layered, Nanomembranous Wound Patch for Potential Diabetic Foot Ulcer Intervention. Materials. 2018; 11(11):2128. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma11112128
Chicago/Turabian StyleMabrouk, Mostafa, Pradeep Kumar, Yahya E. Choonara, Lisa C. Du Toit, and Viness Pillay. 2018. "Artificial, Triple-Layered, Nanomembranous Wound Patch for Potential Diabetic Foot Ulcer Intervention" Materials 11, no. 11: 2128. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma11112128