Release of bacteriocins from nanofibers prepared with combinations of poly(D,L-lactide) (PDLLA) and poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO)

International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 2158-2173

  Heunis, Tiaan ^a   Bshena, Osama ^a   Klumperman, Bert ^a   Dicks, Leon ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial activity; Bacteriocins; Electrospinning; Nanofiber

Indexed keywords

BACTERIOCIN; BACTERIOCIN ST4SA; MACROGOL; N,N DIMETHYLFORMAMIDE; NANOFIBER; PLANTARICIN 423; POLYGLACTIN; POLYPEPTIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; DRUG CARRIER; FLUORESCENT DYE; MACROGOL DERIVATIVE; POLYESTER; POLYLACTIDE;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; ELECTROSPINNING; ENTEROCOCCUS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ENTEROCOCCUS MUNDTII; LACTOBACILLUS PLANTARUM; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN INTERACTION; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECTS; METABOLISM; PH; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TEMPERATURE; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ENTEROCOCCUS MUNDTII; LACTOBACILLUS PLANTARUM;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIOCINS; DRUG CARRIERS; ENTEROCOCCUS; FLUORESCENT DYES; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; LACTOBACILLUS PLANTARUM; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; NANOFIBERS; POLYESTERS; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 79953865887     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14220067     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijms12042158     Document Type: Article

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