Introduction: Early detection of melanoma and optimal referral to the specialist starts in primary care. Medical education is usually deficient in training general physicians in early detection and risk management for most skin malignancies. A three-point dermoscopy checklist is used as a screening tool for differentiating malignant and benign pigmented lesions in non-expert clinicians using dermoscopy.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFDue to the number of polyphenols with multiple biological activities, propolis has high potential to be used as an active agent in food protective films. Therefore, this study aimed to develop and characterize a sodium alginate film with ethanolic extract of propolis (EEP) for its potential use as protective active packaging against filamentous fungi in ripened cheese. Three different concentrations of EEP were analyzed: 0, 5 and 10% /.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIn this study, we developed gelatin-based films for active packaging with the ability to inhibit E. coli. We created these novel biodegradable gelatin-based films with a nisin-EDTA mix.
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