Functionalization of composite bacterial cellulose with C₆₀ nanoparticles for wound dressing and cancer therapy.

ABSTRACT: A series of novel bacterial cellulose/C₆₀ (BCC₆₀) composites was prepared using a original dehydration-rehydration method. The composites were characterized to demonstrate their potential in multifunctional wound dressings for skin cancer treatment using photodynamic therapy. Raman spectroscopy revealed that the C₆₀ nanoparticles were successfully incorporated into the bacterial cellulose (BC) network. Scanning electron microscopy was used to examine the morphology and distribution of the C₆₀ particles as photosensitizers in the bacterial cellulose network, and the C₆₀ particles were uniformly distributed in the hyperfine three-dimensional BC network with diameters less than 100 nm. Reactive oxygen species (ROS) measurements indicated

SUBMITTER: Chu M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9080563 | biostudies-literature | 2018 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature