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Dried Fruit of the Luffa Sponge as a Source of Chitin for Applications as Skin Substitutes.
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BioMed Research International . 2014, Vol. 2014, p1-9. 9p. - Publication Year :
- 2014
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Abstract
- LUFFACHITIN obtained from the residue of the sponge-like dried fruit of Luffa aegyptiaca was developed as a weavable skin substitute in this study. A chemical analysis revealed that LUFFACHITIN was composed of a copolymer containing N-acetylglucosamine (∼40%) as a major monomer with a filamentary structure as demonstrated by both optical and scanning electron microscopy. The pulp-like white residue of the sponge-like dried fruit of Luffa aegyptiaca after treatment was then woven into a thin, porous membrane by filtration and lyophilization as a skin substitute for conducting wound-healing study on rats. The results indicated that the LUFFACHITIN membrane showed significant wound-healing enhancement (25 days to complete healing) compared to cotton gauze (>30 days), but not inferior to that of SACCHACHITIN. Furthermore, the LUFFACHITIN membrane had advantages of having a high yield, better physical properties for fabrication, and a more attractive appearance. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 23146133
- Volume :
- 2014
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- BioMed Research International
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 100579215
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1155/2014/458287