AMB Express (Aug 2022)

Characterization, antimicrobial and cytotoxic activity of polymer blends based on chitosan and fish collagen

  • Andressa Coelho Ferreira,
  • Maria Rosa Quaresma Bomfim,
  • Carlos Henrique de Barros da Costa Sobrinho,
  • Daniela Talissa Lobo Boaz,
  • Railane Da Silva Lira,
  • Valéria Costa Fontes,
  • Mariana Oliveira Arruda,
  • Patrícia Maria Wiziack Zago,
  • Carlos Alberto Alves Dias Filho,
  • Carlos José Moraes Dias,
  • Marilene Oliveira da Rocha Borges,
  • Rachel Melo Ribeiro,
  • Cícero Wellington Brito Bezerra,
  • Rosiane Silva Penha

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s13568-022-01433-7
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 14

Abstract

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Key points Different precipitation methods do not change the biological properties of polymer blends. Gram-positive bacterias and Pseudomonas aeruginosa were sensitive to polymer blends. The blends produced showed biocompatibility in NIH-3T3 murine fibroblast cells.

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