Antimicrobial properties and biocompatibility of semi-synthetic carbohydrate-based ionic hydrogels.

ABSTRACT: Hydrogels have gained significant interest in the last decades, especially in the medical sector, due to their versatile properties. While hydrogels from naturally occurring polysaccharides (e.g. cellulose) are well-known, those produced from polymerizable carbohydrate-based monomers remain underexplored. However, these semi-synthetic hydrogels offer the great advantage of having adjustable properties for customization depending on their application. The objective of this study was to characterize semi-synthetic carbohydrate-based ionic hydrogels produced from GVIM-I (glucosyl vinyl imidazolium iodide). The antimicrobial activity was evaluated using the disk diffusion method, which demonstrated that all samples exhibit inhibitory effects on the growth of Candida auris. In

SUBMITTER: Lambrecht S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11425042 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature