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ArticleMaterials (Basel, Switzerland)2023

Biocompatibility and Antibacterial Effect of Ginger Fraction Loaded PLGA Microspheres Fabricated by Coaxial Electrospray.

Jung-Eun Park, Yu-Kyoung Kim, Seo-Young Kim, Ji-Bong Choi, Tae-Sung Bae, Yong-Seok Jang, Min-Ho Lee

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Article in Materials (Basel, Switzerland), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Jung-Eun ParkDepartment of Dental Biomaterials, Institute of Biodegradable Material, School of Dentistry, Jeonbuk National University, Jeon-ju 54896, Republic of Korea.
Yu-Kyoung KimDepartment of Dental Biomaterials, Institute of Biodegradable Material, School of Dentistry, Jeonbuk National University, Jeon-ju 54896, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0000-0002-7081-2907
Seo-Young KimDepartment of Dental Biomaterials, Institute of Biodegradable Material, School of Dentistry, Jeonbuk National University, Jeon-ju 54896, Republic of Korea.
Ji-Bong ChoiDepartment of Dental Biomaterials, Institute of Biodegradable Material, School of Dentistry, Jeonbuk National University, Jeon-ju 54896, Republic of Korea.
Tae-Sung BaeDepartment of Dental Biomaterials, Institute of Biodegradable Material, School of Dentistry, Jeonbuk National University, Jeon-ju 54896, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0000-0002-8307-4544
Yong-Seok JangDepartment of Dental Biomaterials, Institute of Biodegradable Material, School of Dentistry, Jeonbuk National University, Jeon-ju 54896, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0000-0002-2757-232X
Min-Ho LeeDepartment of Dental Biomaterials, Institute of Biodegradable Material, School of Dentistry, Jeonbuk National University, Jeon-ju 54896, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0000-0001-6142-4876

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Abstract

Various poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) (PLGA) microspheres loaded with the ginger fraction were fabricated by controlling the electrospray parameters and their biocompatibility and antibacterial activity were identified in this study. The morphology of the microspheres was observed using scanning electron microscopy. The core-shell structures of the microparticles and the presence of ginger fraction in the microspheres were confirmed by fluorescence analysis using a confocal laser scanning microscopy system. In addition, the biocompatibility and antibacterial activity of PLGA microspheres loaded with ginger fraction were evaluated through a cytotoxicity test using osteoblast MC3T3-E1 cells and an antibacterial test using Streptococcus mutans and Streptococcus sanguinis, respectively. The optimum PLGA microspheres loaded with ginger fraction were fabricated under electrospray operational conditions with 3% PLGA concentration in solution, an applied voltage of 15.5 kV, a flow rate of 15 µL/min in the shell nozzle, and 3 µL/min in the core nozzle. The effectual antibacterial effect and enhanced biocompatibility were identified when a 3% ginger fraction in PLGA microspheres was loaded.

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antibacterial activitydrug deliveryelectrosprayginger fractionmicroencapsulationpoly(lactic-co-glycolic acid)

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PMID36902998
PMCPMC10004112

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