Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an infectious disease which has become an emerging global health crisis. However, there is still less of the natural bioactive compound used for curing COVID-19. Flavonoid is a natural product that has a specific effect in treating viral infection. Flavonoid also can be used to treat COVID-19 due to its specific mechanism to inhibit the activity of 3C-like…
Diabetes is a major epidemic in nearly all regions of the world. Roughly 15% of diabetic patients will develop chronic wounds and eventually diabetic foot ulcers in their lifetime. These chronic wounds exhibit delayed wound closure and may become fatal if left untreated. One of the promising treatments and management for diabetic foot ulcers is applying appropriate dressing materials. Hydro…
In Indonesia, the wound prevalence, in general, was 8.2% during 2013, with chronic wounds that have an increasing number of cases every year. In 2019, the largest share in the wound dressing market was held by advanced wound dressings due to increased cases. Natural materials, such as biocellulose and Calophyllum inophyllum (tamanu) oil, were shown to treat wounds efficiently and hinder the gro…