Advanced Foam Dressing of Modified Graphene Nanoparticles Loaded in Bacterial Cellulose/Calcium Alginate Matrix.

ABSTRACT: Patients dealing with chronic wounds frequently experience persistent pain and a heightened risk of infection due to microbial contamination. To improve the quality of life for these patients while reducing treatment duration and costs, advanced wound dressings are being developed. This study aimed to develop a wound dressing from natural bacterial-derived cellulose fibers (BC) and calcium alginate (A), which were functionalized with silver-containing graphene oxide nanoparticles (GOAg). Carbon-based nanomaterials, such as GOAg, are recognized for their antimicrobial properties, noncytotoxic nature, and their strong ability to absorb exudate, which is crucial for controlling infections in dermal lesions. In vitro testing revealed that the BC-A-GOAg dressing possessed optimized characterist

SUBMITTER: da Silva TF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12268464 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature