The Physical and Mechanical Properties of Gellan Gum Films Incorporated Manuka Honey as Wound Dressing Materials

International Conference on Innovative Research - ICIR Euroinvent 2017

Mohd Azam, N.A.N.^1 ; Amin, K.A.M.^1,2

School of Fundamental Science, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu (UMT), Kuala Nerus, Terengganu

21030, Malaysia^1

Centre of Excellence Geopolymer System Research, School of Materials Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP), P.O. Box 77, D/A Pejabat Pos Besar, Kangar, Perlis

01000, Malaysia^2

关键词: Gel fraction;    Gellan gum;    Physical and mechanical properties;    Transmission rates;    Water vapour;    Wound dressing materials;    Wound dressings;   

Others  :  https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1757-899X/209/1/012027/pdf
DOI  :  10.1088/1757-899X/209/1/012027

来源: IOP

【 摘 要 】

In this study, the physical and mechanical properties of gellan gum (GG) films incorporated manuka honey were investigated. The result shown that by increasing the honey content in GG film, the swelling, gel fraction and mechanical properties were decreased. Gellan gum films incorporated with highest concentration of honey at 10% (GEL-H10) has lowest tensile strength and Yong's modulus at 0.91 ± 0.2 MPa and 38.9 ± 1.7 kPa, respectively compared to GG films at lower concentration of honey. The water vapour transmission rate of GEL-H10 was recorded at 1145 ± 175 g m-2d-1which comparable with the commercial wound dressing product. This film has shown promising results to be used as wound dressing application.