Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 843025, 7 pages
doi:10.1155/2012/843025
Research Article

Gelam (Melaleuca spp.) Honey-Based Hydrogel as Burn Wound Dressing

Rozaini Mohd Zohdi,1 Zuki Abu Bakar Zakaria,2 Norimah Yusof,3 Noordin Mohamed Mustapha,4 and Muhammad Nazrul Hakim Abdullah5

1Department of Life Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, Universiti Teknologi MARA, 42300 Puncak Alam, Selangor, Malaysia
2Department of Veterinary Preclinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
3Division of Agrotechnology and Biosciences, Malaysian Nuclear Agency, Bangi, 43000 Kajang, Selangor, Malaysia
4Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
5Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia

Received 28 April 2011; Accepted 4 July 2011

Academic Editor: Ronald Sherman

Copyright © 2012 Rozaini Mohd Zohdi et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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