Development of an antimicrobial wound dressing by co-electrospinning bacteriocins of lactic acid bacteria into polymeric nanofibers

Thesis (PhD)--Stellenbosch University, 2012. === ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Skin is the largest organ in the human body and serves as a barrier that protects the underlying tissue of the host from infection. Injury, however, destroys this protective barrier and provides a perfect opportunity for microorganis...

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Main Author: Heunis, Tiaan de Jager
Other Authors: Dicks, L. M. T.
Format: Others
Language:en_ZA
Published: Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University 2012
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/71616