A Comprehensive Review on Oil Palm Fibre Implementations in Medical Sector

Table 1

The summary of research conducted using OPF in the medical field ().

Focus	Field	Matrix or filler	References
Drug transportation	Pharmacology	The CNC and CNF from OPEFB	[8]
		The CNC from OPEFB	[9]
		Fibrillated CMF from OPEFB	[6, 7, 10–19]
Tissue engineering	Biomedical engineering	The OPEFB-derived CNC hydrogel	[5]
		The OPEFB cellulose	[7, 20–24]
Antimicrobial agent bearer	Microbiology	The CNC from OPEFB	[7, 14, 25, 26]
Wound care administration	Dermatology and internal medicine	The CNF from oil palm biomass	[27]
		The OPEFB-generated cellulose acetate	[28]