INCORPORATION AND RELEASE KINETICS OF ALPHA-BISABOLOL FROM PCL AND CHITOSAN/GUAR GUM MEMBRANES

Abstract Alpha-bisabolol, an anti-inflammatory and antioxidant compound extracted from candeia trees (Eremanthus erythropappus), was incorporated into hydrophobic polycaprolactone (PCL) and hydrophilic chitosan/guar gum (Ch-G) membranes aiming at the production of bioactive wound dressings. The inco...

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Main Authors: F. C. Bombaldi de Souza, R. F. Bombaldi de Souza, Â. M. Moraes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Brazilian Society of Chemical Engineering
Series:Brazilian Journal of Chemical Engineering
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