Aloe vera loaded poly(vinyl alcohol)-poly(ethylene oxide)-carboxymethyl cellulose-polyester nonwoven membranes

Journal of Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering

Volumn 3, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 503-511

  Gupta, Bhuvanesh ^a   Agarwal, Roopali ^a,b   Sarwar Alam, M ^b  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DELHI   (India)

^b HAMDARD UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Aloe vera; Antimicrobial activity; Freeze drying; Poly(ethylene oxide); Poly(vinyl alcohol); Wound dressing

Indexed keywords

CARBOXYMETHYLCELLULOSE; MACROGOL; POLYVINYL ALCOHOL;

ABSORPTION; ALOE VERA; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; DENSITY GRADIENT; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FREEZE DRYING; MEMBRANE; POLYESTER NONWOVEN MEMBRANE; POROSITY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; WATER VAPOR TRANSMISSION RATE; WOUND DRESSING; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 84891599455     PISSN: 21579083     EISSN: 21579091     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1166/jbt.2013.1111     Document Type: Article

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