P. Quintana

Development and Characterization of Bioactive Sodium Alginate Dressings Incorporating Melipona beecheii Honey for Wound Healing Applications

Healing wounds and skin lesions has been practiced since ancient times, and various mechanisms have been used to treat them, ranging from bandages and herbs to ointments and modern alternatives such as dressings. This work aimed to develop bioactive dressings for wound healing. D...

Soil environmental background values of potentially toxic elements in Topsoil’s from Karst environments; the case of Peninsula of Yucatan Mexico

Abstract Accurate assessment of soil contamination by potentially toxic elements requires knowledge of local background values; only in this way can false positives or negatives be avoided. The objective of this study was to define environmental background concentrations of poten...