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. 2023 Jul 3;13(13):2000.
doi: 10.3390/nano13132000.

Fabrication and Characterization of Polylactic Acid Electrospun Wound Dressing Modified with Polyethylene Glycol, Rosmarinic Acid and Graphite Oxide

Chengyi Liu  1 , Guicai Du  1 , Qunqun Guo  1 , Ronggui Li  1 , Changming Li  2 , Hongwei He  3
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Fabrication and Characterization of Polylactic Acid Electrospun Wound Dressing Modified with Polyethylene Glycol, Rosmarinic Acid and Graphite Oxide

Chengyi Liu et al. Nanomaterials (Basel). .

Abstract

Polylactic acid (PLA) is a biodegradable polymer made from natural sources, and its electrospinning (e-spinning) nanofiber membrane doped with antibacterial ingredients is widely used in the field of medical dressings. In this research, 9 wt% of rosmarinic acid (RosA) and 0.04 wt% of graphite oxide (GO) with synergistic antibacterial activity were introduced into the e-spinning PLA precursor solution, and the obtained PLA nanofiber membrane showed good antibacterial properties and wound healing effects. At the same time, a nonionic amphiphilic polymer, polyethylene glycol (PEG), was also introduced into this system to improve the hydrophilicity of the e-spinning membrane for wound healing application. The morphological characterization showed the RosA/GO and PEG did not affect the e-spinning of PLA. The tests of mechanical performance and wettability demonstrated that PEG and RosA/GO incorporated in PLA have migrated easily to the surface of the fiber. The e-spun PLA/PEG/RosA/GO membrane showed good antibacterial activity and promoted initial wound healing quickly, which would be a promising application in wound dressing.

Keywords: PLA nanofiber; electrospinning; rosmarinic acid; wound healing.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

Figures

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Illustration of a home-made e-spinning equipment.
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SEM images of electrospun composite nanofiber membrane: (a) pure PLA, (b) PLA/RosA/GO, (c) PLA/PEG/RosA/GO, (d) average diameter of fibers (a–c).
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(a) FT-IR spectra and (b) XRD patterns of as-spun composite nanofiber membranes.
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(a) DSC and (b) TG curves of as-spun composite nanofiber.
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Stress-strain curve of the e-spun nanofiber membranes.
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Figure 6
Water contact angle (CA) of the e-spun nanofiber membranes.
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(a) Pore distribution, (b) porosity and (c) permeability of the e-spun nanofiber membranes.
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Figure 8
Evaluation of antibacterial activity of as-spun membranes: (a,d) pure PLA; (b,e) PLA/RosA/GO; (c,f) PLA/PEG/RosA/GO.
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Figure 9
Photos of the status of wound healing for different membranes at 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11 days.
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Figure 10
Healing rate of different treatment groups.
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