Abstract
Antibacterial wound dressing mats were produced via coating solution blown TPU nanofiber mats with Szygium aromaticum extract (clove oil). Soxhlet extraction was used to obtain clove oil (CO) and according to gas chromatography–mass spectrometry analysis, it was shown that extract was mostly composed of eugenol and β-caryophylene, which exhibit superior antimicrobial activity. TPU nanofiber mats were coated with obtained clove oil in order to obtain antibacterial nanofibers. Even 2 mg/cm2 clove oil coated TPU nanofibers (E2/TPU) exhibited a zone of inhibition around 24 and 22 mm against S. aureus and E. coli, respectively. On the other hand, air permeability of nanofibrous mats decreased with the increasing amount of clove oil over 5 mg/cm2, because clove oil caused changes in nanofiber morphology. However, the presence of clove oil did not affect the morphology of E2/TPU, where air permeability values of those dressings were close to that of neat TPU nanofiber mats.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 10-15 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Journal of the Textile Institute |
Volume | 111 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2 Jan 2020 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2019, © 2019 The Textile Institute.
Funding
This work was supported by the Istanbul Technical University, Scientific Research Projects Fund (ITU-BAP) [Grant Number: 38050, 39128, 39606] and Istanbul Development Agency (ISTKA) [Grant Number: TR10/16/YNY/0192]. Thanks are also due to Dr. Eman Ghazy for the antibacterial tests. The authors gratefully acknowledge AREKA LLC, Istanbul Technical University Scientific Research Projects Fund (ITU-BAP Grant No: 39128, 39606) and Istanbul Development Agency (ISTKA) for the financial support of this work.
Funders | Funder number |
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ISTKA | TR10/16/YNY/0192 |
ITU-BAP | 39128, 38050, 39606 |
Istanbul Technical University Scientific Research Projects Fund | |
Istanbul Teknik Üniversitesi | |
Istanbul Kalkinma Ajansi |
Keywords
- Clove oil
- nanofiber
- solution blowing
- wound dressings