Biopolymeric Membranes with Active Principle of Olive Leaves (Olea europaea L.) for Potential Topical Application

The biggest challenge for scientists is to create an ideal wound dressing that should be non-toxic, biocompatible, and biodegradable, providing optimal conditions the most effective regeneration process. Biomaterials loaded with plant-derived compounds show better biocompatibility biological properties, ensuring a faster tissue repair In order develop membranes good mechanical properties anti-bacterial objective of this work describes synthesis chitosan-based membrane added olive leaf extract as active principle potential topical application. material developed was characterized in terms morphology, physical, chemical, capacity membranes. results indicated has use dressing, it presented (30.17 ± 8.73 MPa) fluid draining (29.31 1.65 g·m−2·h−1) adequacy. addition, antimicrobial activity analysis revealed against E. coli S. aureus reaching 9.9 mm 9.1 mm, respectively, inhibition zones, common bacteria skin wounds. Therefore, all indicate presents viable characteristics dressing.