Anti-fungal bandages containing cinnamon extract

© 2019 The Authors. International Wound Journal published by Medicalhelplines.com Inc and John Wiley & Sons Ltd.Cinnamon-containing polycaprolactone (PCL) bandages were produced by pressurised gyration and their anti-fungal activities against Candida albicans were investigated. It was found that by preparing and spinning polymer solutions of cinnamon with PCL, fibres capable of inhibiting fungal growth could be produced, as observed in disk diffusion tests for anti-fungal susceptibility. Fascinatingly, compared with raw cinnamon powder, the novel cinnamon-loaded fibres had outstanding long-term activity. The results presented here are very promising and may indeed accelerate a new era of using completely natural materials in biomedical applications, especially in wound healing.Peer reviewe

STATISTICAL INFERENCE FOR THE BURR TYPE III DISTRIBUTION UNDER TYPE II CENSORED DATA

WOS: 000407117100025In this study, estimation and prediction problems for the Burr type III distribution under type II censored data are considered. Maximum likelihood and maximum product spacing estimation methods are used to estimate model parameters. EM algorithm is employed to obtain maximum likelihood estimates. Unobserved future order statistics are predicted with best unbiased prediction method. A simulation study is carried out to exhibit performance of the estimation methods. Further, a numerical example is presented to illustrate the usefulness of the Burr III distribution

Does ozone administration have a protective effect against cisplatin-induced histological changes in rat testis?

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