Texas Sour Orange Juice Used in Scaffolds for Tissue Engineering

Texas Sour Orange Juice Used in Scaffolds for Tissue Engineering

Fine fibers of polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB), a biopolymer, were developed via a centrifugal spinning technique. The developed fibers have an average diameter of 1.8 µm. Texas sour orange juice (SOJ) was applied as a natural antibacterial agent and infiltrated within the fibrous membranes. The...

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Main Authors: Mandana Akia, Nataly Salinas, Cristobal Rodriguez, Robert Gilkerson, Luis Materon, Karen Lozano
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-07-01
Series:Membranes
Subjects:
centrifugal spinning
polyhydroxybutyrate
membrane
biomedical
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2077-0375/8/3/38
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spelling doaj-8e4d1b74b09b4ef99dad1c8f14937bc62020-11-24T23:12:20ZengMDPI AGMembranes2077-03752018-07-01833810.3390/membranes8030038membranes8030038Texas Sour Orange Juice Used in Scaffolds for Tissue EngineeringMandana Akia0Nataly Salinas1Cristobal Rodriguez2Robert Gilkerson3Luis Materon4Karen Lozano5Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, Edinburg, TX 78539, USADepartment of Mechanical Engineering, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, Edinburg, TX 78539, USADepartment of Biology, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, Edinburg, TX 78539, USADepartment of Biology, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, Edinburg, TX 78539, USADepartment of Biology, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, Edinburg, TX 78539, USADepartment of Mechanical Engineering, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, Edinburg, TX 78539, USAFine fibers of polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB), a biopolymer, were developed via a centrifugal spinning technique. The developed fibers have an average diameter of 1.8 µm. Texas sour orange juice (SOJ) was applied as a natural antibacterial agent and infiltrated within the fibrous membranes. The antibacterial activity against common Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria (Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli, respectively) was evaluated as well as cell adhesion and viability. The PHB/SOJ scaffolds showed antibacterial activity of up to 152% and 71% against S. aureus and E. coli, respectively. The cell studies revealed a suitable environment for cell growth and cell attachment. The outcome of this study opens up new opportunities for fabrication of fibrous materials for biomedical applications having multifunctional properties while using natural agents.http://www.mdpi.com/2077-0375/8/3/38centrifugal spinningpolyhydroxybutyratemembranebiomedical
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author Mandana Akia
Nataly Salinas
Cristobal Rodriguez
Robert Gilkerson
Luis Materon
Karen Lozano
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Nataly Salinas
Cristobal Rodriguez
Robert Gilkerson
Luis Materon
Karen Lozano
Texas Sour Orange Juice Used in Scaffolds for Tissue Engineering
Membranes
centrifugal spinning
polyhydroxybutyrate
membrane
biomedical
author_facet Mandana Akia
Nataly Salinas
Cristobal Rodriguez
Robert Gilkerson
Luis Materon
Karen Lozano
author_sort Mandana Akia
title Texas Sour Orange Juice Used in Scaffolds for Tissue Engineering
title_short Texas Sour Orange Juice Used in Scaffolds for Tissue Engineering
title_full Texas Sour Orange Juice Used in Scaffolds for Tissue Engineering
title_fullStr Texas Sour Orange Juice Used in Scaffolds for Tissue Engineering
title_full_unstemmed Texas Sour Orange Juice Used in Scaffolds for Tissue Engineering
title_sort texas sour orange juice used in scaffolds for tissue engineering
publisher MDPI AG
series Membranes
issn 2077-0375
publishDate 2018-07-01
description Fine fibers of polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB), a biopolymer, were developed via a centrifugal spinning technique. The developed fibers have an average diameter of 1.8 µm. Texas sour orange juice (SOJ) was applied as a natural antibacterial agent and infiltrated within the fibrous membranes. The antibacterial activity against common Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria (Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli, respectively) was evaluated as well as cell adhesion and viability. The PHB/SOJ scaffolds showed antibacterial activity of up to 152% and 71% against S. aureus and E. coli, respectively. The cell studies revealed a suitable environment for cell growth and cell attachment. The outcome of this study opens up new opportunities for fabrication of fibrous materials for biomedical applications having multifunctional properties while using natural agents.
topic centrifugal spinning
polyhydroxybutyrate
membrane
biomedical
url http://www.mdpi.com/2077-0375/8/3/38
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