Electrospun Nanofibres Containing Antimicrobial Plant Extracts.
Over the last 10 years great research interest has been directed toward nanofibrous architectures produced by electrospinning bioactive plant extracts. The resulting structures possess antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, and anti-oxidant activity, which are attractive for biomedical applications and food industry. This review describes the diverse approaches that have been developed to produce electrospun nanofibres that are able to deliver naturally-derived chemical compounds in a controlled way and to prevent their degradation. The efficacy of those composite nanofibres as wound dressings, scaffolds for tissue engineering, and active food packaging systems will be discussed.
Department of Materials, Loughborough University, Loughborough LE11 3TU, UK. w.zhang4@lboro.ac.uk.
Wanwei
W
Zhang
Department of Materials, Loughborough University, Loughborough LE11 3TU, UK. s.ronca@lboro.ac.uk.
Sara
S
Ronca
Department of Materials, Loughborough University, Loughborough LE11 3TU, UK. e.mele2@lboro.ac.uk.
Elisa
E
Mele
electrospinning; food industry; plant extracts; tissue engineering; wound healing