Turmeric Polymer Fiber Mats (T-PFMs): Solution Blow Spun Turmeric/PLGA Composites as a Comprehensive Wound Care Platform.

Authors

• Kishan Kalluraya Yogesh
• Shannon Killen
• Andrew Mancuso
• Christina Viso
• Joy Nasr
• Kehinde Aiyegboyin
• Victoria Cannava
• Zaghloul Ahmed
• Krishnaswami S Raja

Publication/Presentation Date

4-10-2026

Abstract

This work lays the groundwork to transform turmeric, a historically used natural wound remedy, into a modern, comprehensive wound care and hemostatic biomaterial in the form of solution blow-spun, bioresorbable turmeric/PLGA polymer fiber mats (PFMs). Ultrafine polymer mats were produced using a bottom-loading, siphon-fed airbrush to spray a turmeric/PLGA solution in acetone, enabling rapid and uniform fiber deposition onto a surface. Optimal turmeric loading in the PFM was identified based on dynamic mechanical analysis and surface wettability, with 0.5% (w/v) tur/PLGA selected for further evaluation. The optimized PFMs were then characterized to evaluate water uptake capacity, degradation kinetics, and surface morphology. Turmeric-loaded PFMs inhibited the growth of

Volume

8

Issue

7

First Page

4915

Last Page

4925

ISSN

2637-6105

Published In/Presented At

Kalluraya Yogesh, K., Killen, S., Mancuso, A., Viso, C., Nasr, J., Aiyegboyin, K., Cannava, V., Ahmed, Z., & Raja, K. S. (2026). Turmeric Polymer Fiber Mats (T-PFMs): Solution Blow Spun Turmeric/PLGA Composites as a Comprehensive Wound Care Platform. ACS applied polymer materials, 8(7), 4915–4925. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsapm.5c04766

Disciplines

Medicine and Health Sciences

PubMedID

41987845

Department(s)

Fellows and Residents

Document Type

Article