Polyisobutylene—New Opportunities for Medical Applications

This paper presents the results of the first part of testing a novel electrospun fiber mat based on a unique macromolecule: polyisobutylene (PIB). A PIB-based compound containing zinc oxide (ZnO) was electrospun into self-supporting mats of 203.75 and 295.5 g/m(2) that were investigated using a vari...

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Autores principales: Barczikai, Dóra, Domokos, Judit, Szabó, Dóra, Molnar, Kristof, Juriga, David, Krisch, Eniko, Nagy, Krisztina S., Kohidai, Laszlo, Helfer, Carin A., Jedlovszky-Hajdu, Angela, Puskas, Judit E.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8434312/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34500639
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/molecules26175207
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Sumario:This paper presents the results of the first part of testing a novel electrospun fiber mat based on a unique macromolecule: polyisobutylene (PIB). A PIB-based compound containing zinc oxide (ZnO) was electrospun into self-supporting mats of 203.75 and 295.5 g/m(2) that were investigated using a variety of techniques. The results show that the hydrophobic mats are not cytotoxic, resist fibroblast cell adhesion and biofilm formation and are comfortable and easy to breathe through for use as a mask. The mats show great promise for personal protective equipment and other applications.

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