Mechanical, Physical, Antioxidant, and Antimicrobial Properties of Gelatin Films Incorporated with Thymol for Potential Use as Nano Wound Dressing

Journal of Food Science

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 2013, Pages

  Kavoosi, Gholamreza ^a   Dadfar, Seyed Mohammad Mahdi ^a   Purfard, Amin Mohammadi ^a  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Antibacterial; Gelatin films; Physical properties; Thymol; Wound dressing

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ANTIOXIDANT; GELATIN; GELATIN FILM; GLUTARALDEHYDE; GLYCEROL; PLASTICIZER; THYMOL;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BIOLOGICAL DRESSING; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; ESCHERICHIA COLI; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; PERMEABILITY; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SOLUBILITY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; WOUND HEALING;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIOXIDANTS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BIOLOGICAL DRESSINGS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GELATIN; GLUTARAL; GLYCEROL; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PERMEABILITY; PLASTICIZERS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SOLUBILITY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; THYMOL; WOUND HEALING;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 84873437684     PISSN: 00221147     EISSN: 17503841     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1750-3841.12015     Document Type: Article

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