| Recently, using antibiotic-free nanofbrous mats in wound healing has signifcant attention for infection cure
after tissue injuries as a result of no drug resistance. Honey is a natural wound-healing agent that has been
reintroduced to clinical wound treatment because of its good antioxidant and antibacterial properties. In this
work, honey in various blending ratios was incorporated into the ethylcellulose (EC)/gum tragacanth (GT)
electrospun nanofbrous (EGH NF) mat to develop an effective wound covering biomaterial. The physicochemical
and biological characteristics of fabricated EGH NFs were evaluated by several methods. The effect of honey and
the honey concentration enhancement (from 5 wt% to 20 wt%) was studied on the various properties of the NFs.
The obtained results presented suitable antibacterial properties, enhanced antioxidant activity, improved
degradation ability, increased mechanical features, proper cell growth, attachment, and proliferation against
NIH-3 T3 fbroblast cells. The cytotoxicity assay showed the biocompatibility and non-cytotoxicity of the
developed NF mats. Therefore, these achieved results suggested that the developed EGH NFs can be a promising
candidate for wound dressing applications. |