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    Development of Satureja cuneifolia-loaded sodium alginate/polyethylene glycol scaffolds produced by 3D-printing technology as a diabetic wound dressing material
    (ELSEVIER, 2020) OKTAR, FAİK NÜZHET; Ilhan, Elif; Cesur, Sumeyye; Guler, Ece; Topal, Fadime; Albayrak, Deniz; Guncu, Mehmet Mucahit; Cam, Muhammet Emin; Taskin, Turgut; Sasmazel, Hilal Turkoglu; Aksu, Burak; Oktar, Faik Nuzhet; Gunduz, Oguzhan
    Acute wounds are a common health problem, with millions of people affected and decreased granulation tissue formation and vascularization, it is also a big challenge for wound care researchers to promote acute wound healing around the globe. This study aims to produce and characterize Satureja cuneifolia plant extract (SC) blended with sodium alginate (SA) /polyethylene glycol (PEG) scaffolds for the potential treatment of diabetic ulcer. SA/PEG scaffolds were prepared by adding different concentrations (1, 3, and 5 wt%) of PEG to 9 wt% SA. The morphological and chemical composition of the resulting 3D printed composite scaffolds was determined using scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and Fourier transforms infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), respectively. Mechanical and thermal properties, swelling, and degradation behaviours were also investigated. The release kinetics of SC were performed. The antimicrobial analysis was evaluated against Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus strains. 3D printed scaffolds have shown an excellent antibacterial effect, especially against gram-positive bacteria due to the antibacterial SC extract they contain. Furthermore, the cell viability of fibroblast (L929) cells on/within scaffolds were determined by the colourimetric MTT assay. The SA/PEG/SC scaffolds show a great promising potential candidate for diabetic wound healing and against bacterial infections. (c) 2020 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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    Fabrication, characterization and investigation of antibacterial activity of propolis substituted sodium alginate tissue scaffolds using three-dimensional (3d) printing technology
    (2021-06-05) UZUN, MUHAMMET; SU TORUN, SENA; ULAĞ, SONGÜL; AKSU, MEHMET BURAK; GÜNDÜZ, OĞUZHAN; CESUR, SÜMEYYE; Aarancı K., Uzun M., Su Torun S., Cesur S., Ulağ S., Amin A., Güncü M. M., Aksu M. B., Kolaylı S., Silva J., et al.
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    Patch-Based Technology for Corneal Microbial Keratitis
    (Springer, 2020) AKSU, MEHMET BURAK; Ulag S., Ilhan E., Aksu B., Sengor M., Ekren N., Kilic O., Gunduz O.
    Corneal opacities, which happened mainly due to microbial keratitis, are the fourth cause of blindness worldwide. Antimicrobial therapy is an alternative solution for microbial keratitis caused by Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas Aeruginosa. The aim of this study, to develop patches for the treatment of corneal keratitis which caused significant corneal blindness by using electrospinning method. Polyvinyl-alcohol (PVA) patches with Gelatine (GEL) studied in various ratios. Different amounts of gelatine added to PVA to resemble the collagen fibril structure of the cornea. To enable the patches to the antimicrobial effect against the bacterias, the special plant extract was used. The produced corneal patches were examined separately for chemical, morphological, and antimicrobial properties. Scanning electron microscope (SEM), Fourier-transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy were performed to observe the surface morphology and chemical structure of the patches, respectively. © Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020.
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    A novel approach to treat the Thiel-Behnke corneal dystrophy using 3D printed honeycomb-shaped polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA)/Vancomycin (VAN) scaffolds
    (Elsevier B.V., 2021) ŞAHİN, ALİ; Ulag S., Sahin A., Guncu M.M., Aksu B., Ekren N., Sengor M., Kalaskar D.M., Gunduz O.
    Thiel-Behnke corneal dystrophy, or honeycomb corneal dystrophy, is an autosomal dominant corneal disorder. Tissue engineering can be a novel approach to regenerate this dystrophy. In this study, the honeycomb geometry of the dystrophy mimicked with a 3D printing technology, and 40% PMMA, 40% PMMA/(0.1, 0.5, 2, and 10)% VAN scaffolds were fabricated with honeycomb geometry. As a result of the biocompatibility test with mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs), it can be said that cells on the scaffolds showed high viability and proliferation for all incubation periods. According to the antibacterial activity results, the 40% PMMA/10% VAN showed antibacterial activity against S. aureous. Mechanical results reported that with the addition of VAN into the 40% PMMA, the tensile strength value increased up to 2% VAN amount. The swelling behaviours of the scaffolds were examined in vitro, and found that the swelling rate increased with a high VAN amount. The release of VAN from the scaffolds showed sustained release behaviour, and it took 13 days to be released entirely from the scaffolds. © 2021 Elsevier B.V.