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. 2018 May 8;9(2):34. doi: 10.3390/jfb9020034

Table 1.

Studies carried out on honey-based scaffolds.

Scaffold Type Honey Type Type of Application
Poly(e-caprolactone) (PCL) nanofiber [37] Manuka Cellular proliferation (fibroblasts) and anti-microbial efficiency (Streptococcus agalactiae and Escherichia coli)
Honey-alginate formulation [38] Not defined Cellular proliferation (3T3 fibroblasts and HaCaT keratinocytes)
Aqueous mixtures of poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) [39] Iran-Tabriz honey Anti-inflammatory drug release
Silk fibroin cryogels [40] Manuka Anti-microbial efficiency (Escherichia coli, Streptococcus agalactiae, Staphylococcus aureus)
Silk fibroin cryogel [42] Manuka Cellular proliferation (osteosarcoma-derived MG-63 cells) and anti-microbial efficiency (Escherichia coli, Streptococcus agalactiae, Staphylococcus aureus)