Vivian Inês dos Santos

Use of manuka honey and oregano essential oil as antibacterial coatings for 3D-printed alginate/PVA/45S5 bioactive glass scaffolds

These findings indicate that phytotherapeutic-functionalized gelatin coatings can provide effective short-term antibacterial protection without compromising cytocompatibility, and show strong potential for application in tissue engineering, particularly in infection-prone environments such as bone defect repair.