APPLICATIONS OF VOLATILE (ESSENTIAL) OILS IN HUMAN HEALTH: BIODEGRADABLE BIOMATERIALS

BERTUOLA, M; GONZALEZ, A; FAGALI, N.; FERNÁNDEZ LORENZO DE MELE, MÓNICA; TOSATO, MAIRA GASPAR; CAJIAO CHECHIN, VALENTINA

Volatile Oils: Production, Composition and Uses

Nova Science Publishers

Año: 2021; p. 1 - 28

Several biodegradable metals (Cu, Mg and Fe and its alloys) are used when temporary implants are needed or for copper-based intrauterine devices (IUD). However, their degradation rates are usually not suitable for the implant site requirements or for an adequate healing process and, consequently, strategies to control their degradation rates are required. Due to their ability to polymerize on metal surfaces, some components of essential oils (EOs) have been used to control the metals biodegradation regulating the release of the degradation products. These polymeric coatings may also provide antimicrobial activity which is crucial to control biofilm-associated infections related to implantable biomaterials. The development of the polymeric coatings of different components of essential oils (thymol, carvacrol, tannic acid, borneol) is reported here to highlight the importance of the study of EOs components as ?green? corrosion regulators for applications in human health with additional antimicrobial properties