Characteristics of aloe vera incorporated poly (ε-caprolactone)/gum tragacanth nanofibers as dressings for wound care, By Marziyeh Ranjbar-Mohammadi

Research

Title	Characteristics of aloe vera incorporated poly (ε-caprolactone)/gum tragacanth nanofibers as dressings for wound care
Type	Article
Keywords	Aloe vera, nanofibrous scaffold, gum tragacanth, poly(ɛ-caprolactone), wound dressing, in vitro
Researchers	Marziyeh Ranjbar-Mohammadi

Abstract

Recently, production of nanostructured scaffolds along with the therapeutic properties of aloe vera such as high ability of wound healing and anti-inflammatory properties could attract great attention. In this article, gum tragacanth, poly(ɛ-caprolactone), and aloe vera (5% wt) were electrospun for fabricating poly(ɛ-caprolactone)/aloe vera and poly(ɛ-caprolactone)/gum tragacanth/aloe vera scaffolds. Scanning electron microscope results showed that increasing aloe vera to nanofibers composition, decreased average diameter from 1118 ± 53 to 501 ± 69 nm for poly(ɛ-caprolactone), and 184 ± 34 to 123 ± 22 nm for poly(ɛ-caprolactone)/gum tragacanth mats. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and differential scanning calorimetry analyses revealed that aloe vera has been loaded in nanofibers structure properly. By addition aloe vera, the tensile strength and tensile strain of poly(ɛ-caprolactone)/gum …