Controlled drug delivery using wound dressings made of electrospun mats. (IMAGE)

The Henryk Niewodniczanski Institute of Nuclear Physics Polish Academy of Sciences

Controlled drug delivery using wound dressings made of electrospun mats.

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Controlled drug delivery to the body can be achieved using dressings made of electrospun mats, composed of polymer fibers combined with a suitable therapeutic agent. The inset shows a microscopic image of polymer fibers containing the antibacterial agent metronidazole.

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Source: IFJ PAN

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