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Wenjing Zhang1, Hongxing Xu1, Fan Feng1
1Shandong Key Laboratory of Medical and Health Textile Materials, Laboratory for Manufacturing Low Carbon and Functionalized Textiles in the Universities of Shandong Province, College of Textiles & Clothing, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071, China.
Abstract:
A novel gingival retraction cord named P/TA@CSy was prepared using chitosan yarns (CSy) loaded with tranexamic acid (TA) and Propolis (P). P/TA@CSy has good toughness with a breaking strength of 41.3 Pa, benefiting from the twisting structure and Propolis coating. A short coagulation time of 456 s was achieved for P/TA@CSy because of the potent blood absorption ability from the effective attachment of tranexamic acid. Moreover, excellent antibacterial ability was obtained with the antibacterial rates against E. coli of 94.73 %, S. aureus of 99.99 % and S. mutans of 99.99 %, contributing to Propolis's antibacterial ability. In addition, suppression of the expression of pro-inflammatory cytokines (IL-6 and TNF-α) was found, which could prevent wound infection. P/TA@CSy displayed excellent cytocompatibility with the cell activity of 100 % after 24 h. Therefore, P/TA@CSy could rapidly respond to gingival hemostasis and infection prevention, showing excellent potential in dental treatment.
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