A Review on Recent Progress of Stingless Bee Honey and Its Hydrogel-Based Compound for Wound Care Management

Nur Eszaty Farain Esa; Mohamed Nainar Mohamed Ansari; Saiful Izwan Abd Razak; Norjihada Izzah Ismail; Norhana Jusoh; Nurliyana Ahmad Zawawi; Mohamad Ikhwan Jamaludin; Suresh Sagadevan; Nadirul Hasraf Mat Nayan

doi:10.3390/molecules27103080

Molecules (May 2022)

A Review on Recent Progress of Stingless Bee Honey and Its Hydrogel-Based Compound for Wound Care Management

Nur Eszaty Farain Esa,
Mohamed Nainar Mohamed Ansari,
Saiful Izwan Abd Razak,
Norjihada Izzah Ismail,
Norhana Jusoh,
Nurliyana Ahmad Zawawi,
Mohamad Ikhwan Jamaludin,
Suresh Sagadevan,
Nadirul Hasraf Mat Nayan

Affiliations

Nur Eszaty Farain Esa: Bioinspired Device and Tissue Engineering Research Group, Faculty of Engineering, School of Biomedical Engineering and Health Sciences, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Skudai 81300, Johor, Malaysia
Mohamed Nainar Mohamed Ansari: Institute of Power Engineering, Universiti Tenaga Nasional, Kajang 43000, Selangor, Malaysia
Saiful Izwan Abd Razak: Bioinspired Device and Tissue Engineering Research Group, Faculty of Engineering, School of Biomedical Engineering and Health Sciences, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Skudai 81300, Johor, Malaysia
Norjihada Izzah Ismail: Bioinspired Device and Tissue Engineering Research Group, Faculty of Engineering, School of Biomedical Engineering and Health Sciences, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Skudai 81300, Johor, Malaysia
Norhana Jusoh: Bioinspired Device and Tissue Engineering Research Group, Faculty of Engineering, School of Biomedical Engineering and Health Sciences, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Skudai 81300, Johor, Malaysia
Nurliyana Ahmad Zawawi: Bioinspired Device and Tissue Engineering Research Group, Faculty of Engineering, School of Biomedical Engineering and Health Sciences, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Skudai 81300, Johor, Malaysia
Mohamad Ikhwan Jamaludin: Bioinspired Device and Tissue Engineering Research Group, Faculty of Engineering, School of Biomedical Engineering and Health Sciences, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Skudai 81300, Johor, Malaysia
Suresh Sagadevan: Nanotechnology & Catalysis Research Centre, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Nadirul Hasraf Mat Nayan: Faculty of Engineering Technology, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, Batu Pahat, Bahru 86400, Johor, Malaysia

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules27103080
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 27, no. 10
p. 3080

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Stingless bee honey has a distinctive flavor and sour taste compared to Apis mellifera honey. Currently, interest in farming stingless bees is growing among rural residents to meet the high demand for raw honey and honey-based products. Several studies on stingless bee honey have revealed various therapeutic properties for wound healing applications. These include antioxidant, antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, and moisturizing properties related to wound healing. The development of stingless bee honey for wound healing applications, such as incorporation into hydrogels, has attracted researchers worldwide. As a result, the effectiveness of stingless bee honey against wound infections can be improved in the future to optimize healing rates. This paper reviewed the physicochemical and therapeutic properties of stingless bee honey and its efficacy in treating wound infection, as well as the incorporation of stingless bee honey into hydrogels for optimized wound dressing.

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ISSN: 1420-3049 (Online)
Publisher: MDPI AG
Country of publisher: Switzerland
LCC subjects: Science: Chemistry: Organic chemistry
Website: http://www.mdpi.com/journal/molecules

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