• Development of Multifunctional Fulvic Acid-Embedded Nanofibers for Anti-Inflammatory Wound Healing

  • Mina Kwon and Ki Su Kim†

  • School of Chemical Engineering, Pusan National University, 2 Busandaehak-ro 63Beon-gil, Geumjeong-gu, Busan 46241, Korea

  • 항염증성 상처 치유를 위한 다기능 풀빅산 함유 나노섬유의 개발

  • 권미나 · 김기수†

  • 부산대학교 응용화학공학부

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This Article

  • 2026; 50(4): 622-629

    Published online Jul 25, 2026

  • 10.7317/pk.2026.50.4.622
  • Received on May 6, 2026
  • Revised on May 18, 2026
  • Accepted on May 19, 2026

Correspondence to

  • Ki Su Kim

  • School of Chemical Engineering, Pusan National University, 2 Busandaehak-ro 63Beon-gil, Geumjeong-gu, Busan 46241, Korea

  • E-mail: kisukim@pusan.ac.kr