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Characterization of gels and films produced from Pinhão seed coat nanocellulose as a potential use for wound healing dressings and screening of Its compounds towards antitumour effects
de Lima, Tielidy A. de M.; de Lima, Gabriel Goetten; Chee, Bor Shin; Henn, Jeferson G.; Cortese, Yvonne J.; Matos, Mailson; Helm, Cristiane V.; Magalhães, Washington L.E.; Nugent, Michael J.D. (MDPI, 2022-07-07)The reuse of agro-industrial waste assumes great importance today. Pinhão is the seed of Araucaria angustifolia, which is native to the mountains of southern Brazil, Paraguay, and Argentina. The coat is a by-product of ... -
Composite films of thermoplastic starch and CaC12 extracted from eggshells for extendiing food shelf-life
Araujo, Jeovan A.; Cortese, Yvonne J.; Mojicevic, Marija; Fournet, Margaret Brennan; Chen, Yuanyuan (MDPI, 2021-09-03)Calcium chloride (CaCl2) has been widely used to maintain the quality of fresh-cut fruits and vegetables because it stabilizes and strengthens the membrane system against fungal attacks. It is mainly applied via spray ... -
Microfibrillated cellulose films containing chitosan and tannic acid for wound healing applications
Alibadi, Meysam; Chee, Bor Shin; Matos, Mailson; Cortese, Yvonne J.; Nugent, Michael J.D.; de Lima, Tieilidy A. M.; Magalhães, Washingtonn L.E.; de Lima, Gabriel Goetten; Firouzabadi, Mohammadreza Dehghani (Springer, 2021-06-12)The effectiveness of tannic acid as antimicrobial and wound healing for burns have been shown for a century; however, uncontrolled target dosage may result in undesirable side-effects. Remarkably, tannic acid polyphenols ... -
Pathogen displacement during intermittent catheter insertion: a novel in vitro urethra model.
Cortese, Yvonne J.; Wagner, Victoria E.; Tierney, Morgan; Scully, David; Devine, Declan M.; Fogarty, Andrew M. (Wiley, 2019-11-29)Aim: To develop a novel in vitro urethra model and use it to determine if insertion of an intermittent urinary catheter (IC) displaces pathogenic bacteria from the urethral meatus along the urethra. Methods: Displacement ... -
The production of a novel poly(vinyl alcohol) hydrogel cryogenic spheres for immediate release using a droplet system.
de Lima, Gabriel Goetten; Chee, Bor Shin; Moritz, Vicente Froés; Cortese, Yvonne J.; Maghalhães, Washington L. E.; Devine, Declan M.; Nugent, Michael J. D. (IOP Science, 2019-06-05)Although freeze-thaw mechanism for producing crosslinked hydrogels is relatively easy and simple, it lacks sufficient integrity and support leading to modifications on its three-dimensional polymeric network arrangement ... -
Review of catheter-associated urinary tract infections and in vitro tract models.
Cortese, Yvonne J.; Wagner, Victoria E.; Tierney, Morgan; Devine, Declan M. (Hindawi, 2018-10)Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs) are one of the most common nosocomial infections and can lead to numerous medical complications from the mild catheter encrustation and bladder stones to the severe ... -
Yerba mate extract in microfibrillated cellulose and corn starch films as a potential wound healing bandage
Alibadi, Meysam; Chee, Bor Shin; Matos, Mailson; Cortese, Yvonne J.; Nugent, Michael J.D.; de Lima, Tieldy, A.M.; Washington, L.E., Magalhães; de Lima, Gabriel Goetten; https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9812-480X (MDPI, 2020-11-27)Microfibrillated cellulose films have been gathering considerable attention due to their high mechanical properties and cheap cost. Additionally, it is possible to include compounds within the fibrillated structure in ...