Multifunctional Hydroxyapatite Coated with Arthemisia absinthium Composites

• Published in: Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) Vol. 25; no. 2; p. 413
• Main Authors: Raita, Mariana Stefania, Iconaru, Simona Liliana, Groza, Andreea, Cimpeanu, Carmen, Predoi, Gabriel, Ghegoiu, Liliana, Badea, Monica Luminita, Chifiriuc, Mariana Carmen, Marutescu, Luminita, Trusca, Roxana, Furnaris, Ciprian Florin, Turculet, Claudiu Stefan, Enache, Dorin Valter, Predoi, Daniela
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 19.01.2020; MDPI
• Subjects: Antibacterial activity; Antimicrobial agents; antimicrobial properties; Artemisia absinthium; Artemisia absinthium - chemistry; arthemisia absinthium; Bacteria; Bacterial infections; Biomedical materials; Composite materials; Durapatite - chemistry; Dynamic Light Scattering; E coli; Essential oils; Fertility; Gram-negative bacteria; Gram-positive bacteria; Hydroxyapatite; Medical research; Medicine; Microorganisms; Morphology; Nanoparticles; Nanoparticles - chemistry; Nanoparticles - ultrastructure; Oils & fats; Oils, Volatile - analysis; Plant extracts; Plant Roots - chemistry; Staphylococcus infections; hydroxyapatite; antimicrobial properties; Arthemisia absinthium
• ISSN: 1420-3049; 1420-3049
• DOI: 10.3390/molecules25020413

There is significant research showing that essential oils extracted from the plants have antibacterial effects. The purpose of this study was to develop a biocomposite based on hydroxyapatite coated with essential oil and to highlight its antibacterial activity. Therefore, present studies are aimed at developing new materials combining hydroxyapatite with essential oil, in order to avoid postoperative infections. The purpose of this work is to highlight the antimicrobial properties of the essential oil-hydroxyapatite composites obtained by a simple method and at low costs. The structural properties and antimicrobial efficiency of the essential oil-hydroxyapatite composite have been studied. The samples based on essential oil analyzed in this study showed that wormwood essential oil presented the highest efficacy against the fungal strain of . It has been shown that wormwood essential oil has a strong antimicrobial effect against the microbial strains tested in this study. Furthermore, the antimicrobial properties of the biocomposites based on hydroxyapatite and essential oil are due to the presence of the essential oil in the samples.