April 17, 2024ACS Applied Polymer MaterialsOpen Access

Synergistic Tetracycline–Curcumin Association in Biocompatible PCL Nanostructured Wound Dressings

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KTKelcilene B. R. TeodoroBrazilian Agricultural Research Corporation AAAugusto D. AlvarengaUniversidade Federal de São Carlos PCPaulo Augusto Marques ChagasUniversidade Federal de São Carlos

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Preclinical study demonstrates accelerated wound healing with reduced antibiotic dosing in mice, suggesting a viable nanostructured approach against antibacterial resistance.

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Superior wound healing was achieved using nanofibrous mats combining tetracycline and curcumin, which promoted tissue recovery without causing observable inflammation.
Cell viability consistently exceeded 95% for human dermal fibroblasts, while mats retained full antimicrobial efficacy against Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus.
Solution blow spinning enabled rapid manufacturing of polycaprolactone mats, supporting accelerated wound repair in vivo—mouse model; further preclinical work needed.

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Teodoro et al. (2024) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68e6ebd1b6db643587666933 https://doi.org/10.1021/acsapm.4c00071

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Preclinical study demonstrates accelerated wound healing with reduced antibiotic dosing in mice, suggesting a viable nanostructured approach against antibacterial resistance.

Synergistic Tetracycline–Curcumin Association in Biocompatible PCL Nanostructured Wound Dressings

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