Antibacterial Properties of Nonwoven Wound Dressings Coated with Manuka Honey or Methylglyoxal

Manuka honey (MH) is used as an antibacterial agent in bioactive wound dressings via direct impregnation onto a suitable substrate. MH provides unique antibacterial activity when compared with conventional honeys, owing partly to one of its constituents, methylglyoxal (MGO). Aiming to investigate an...

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Main Authors: Sophie E. L. Bulman, Giuseppe Tronci, Parikshit Goswami, Chris Carr, Stephen J. Russell
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2017-08-01
Series:Materials
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/10/8/954