Biodegradable hydrogel-based biomaterials with high absorbent properties for non-adherent wound dressing.

ABSTRACT: Dressing materials involve conventional gauzes and modern materials such as hydrogels and foam-based biomaterials. Although the choice of dressing material depends on the type of wound, a dressing material is expected to be non-cytotoxic. Additionally, moist dressing is considered appropriate to accelerate epithelialisation, while dry dressing may cause tissue damage during removal. An ideal dressing material is expected to provide a moist environment and degrade and release the drug for faster wound healing. Thus, we have designed a hydrogel-based biodegradable dressing material to provide the moist environment with no cytotoxic effect in vitro. The design of the hydrogel involved alginate-collagen reinforced with whisker cellulose derived from cotton. The hydrogel was prepared via amide

SUBMITTER: Kumar A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7949999 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature