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Electrospun Polyvinyl Alcohol/Sodium Alginate Nanocomposite Dressings Loaded with ZnO and Bioglass: Characterization, Antibacterial Activity, and Cytocompatibility
(MDPI AG, 2025-08-09)
J. Andrés Ortiz
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Francesca Antonella Sepúlveda
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Siomara Flores
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Marcela Saavedra
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Suhelen Sáez-Silva
<jats:p>Chronic wounds pose a great challenge due to their slow healing and susceptibility to infections, hence the need for innovative alternatives to conventional antibiotics, as increasing bacterial resistance limits the efficacy of current treatments. This paper addresses the development of novel electrospun membranes based on polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) and sodium alginate, incorporating therapeutic ZnO and bioglass (54SiO2:40CaO:6P2O5) nanoparticles. While nanocomposites presented smaller fiber diameters than pure polymers, ternary nanocomposites displayed higher values, e.g., in porous areas, values were in the ca. 80–240 nm range and 0.06–0.60 μm2, respectively. The Young’s modulus of the PVA/SA membrane, initially 15.9 ± 2.0 MPa, decreased by 65% with 10 wt.% ZnO NPs, whereas 10 wt.% BG NPs increased it by 100%. The membranes demonstrated efficacy against Gram-positive bacteria, including methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) isolated from a human wound secretion, as well as two ATCC strains: Staphylococcus aureus and Staphylococcus epidermidis. A cell viability assay conducted with HaCaT cells demonstrated nearly complete survival following 72 h of membrane exposure. Their combined Gram-positive antibacterial activity and cytocompatibility support their potential application as biofunctional dressings for the management of chronic and hospital-acquired topical infections, while also contributing to the global effort to combat antibiotic resistance.</jats:p>
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Cepas chilenas de origen clínico de Vibrio cholerae no-O1, no-O139 portan los genes vcsN2, vcsC2, vcsV2, vspD, toxR2 y vopF del sistema de secreción T3SS2 presentes en una isla de patogenicidad
(2019)
María Teresa Ulloa
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Camila Sanhueza
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Tania Henríquez
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Benjamín Aguayo
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Germán Hermosilla
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Chilean strains of clinical origin of non-O1, non-O139 Vibrio cholerae carry the genes vcsN2, vcsC2, vcsV2, vspD, toxR2 y vopF from secretion system T3SS2 present in an island of pathogenicity
(2019)
María Teresa Ulloa
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Camila Sanhueza
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Tania Henríquez
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Benjamín Aguayo
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Germán Hermosilla
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