MODIFIED INORGANIC-ORGANIC NANOFIBERS FOR REGENERATIVE MEDICINE

1 VEVERKOVÁ Ivana
Co-authors:
2 LOVĚTINSKÁ-ŠLAMBOROVÁ Irena
Institutions:
1 Technical University of Liberec, Faculty of Textile Engineering, Liberec, Czech Republic, EU, ivana.veverkova@tul.cz
2 Technical University of Liberec, Faculty of Health Studies, Liberec, Czech Republic, EU
Conference:
8th International Conference on Nanomaterials - Research & Application, Hotel Voronez I, Brno, Czech Republic, EU, October 19th - 21st 2016
Proceedings:
Proceedings 8th International Conference on Nanomaterials - Research & Application
Pages:
473-477
ISBN:
978-80-87294-71-0
ISSN:
2694-930X
Published:
17th March 2017
Proceedings of the conference were published in Web of Science and Scopus.
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Abstract

This study deals with modifications of inorganic-organic nanofibers to optimize the manufacturing process and to ensure long-term antibacterial activity of the nanofibers. The nanofibers material is combination of poly(vinyl alcohol) and silica. There are presented two methods of nanofibers´ structure modifications: i) surface functionalization of the nanofibers by silver and copper nanoparticles, and ii) modification of initial sol by antiseptic additive. The both modifications methods ensure significant antibacterial activity of inorganic-organic nanofibers, which was proven by in-vitro antibacterial tests. This novel material shows a big potential for wound dressing applications.

Keywords: Silica nanofibers, antibacterial activity, wound dressing, silver ions, copper ions

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