Flexible and Microporous Chitosan Hydrogel/Nano ZnO Composite Bandages for Wound Dressing: In Vitro and In Vivo Evaluation

Sudheesh Kumar, P.T.; Lakshmanan, Vinoth‐Kumar; Anilkumar, T.V.; Ramya, C.; Reshmi, P.; Unnikrishnan, AG; V. Nair, Shantikumar; Jayakumar, R.

doi:10.1021/am300292v

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Flexible and Microporous Chitosan Hydrogel/Nano ZnO Composite Bandages for Wound Dressing: In Vitro and In Vivo Evaluation

Published in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces • Apr 11, 2012

Authors:

P.T. Sudheesh Kumar

Vinoth‐Kumar Lakshmanan

T.V. Anilkumar

Abstract

Current wound dressings have disadvantages such as less flexibility, poor mechanical strength, lack of porosity, and a tendency for dressings to adhere onto the wound surface; in addition, a majority of the dressings did not possess antibacterial activity. Hydrogel-based wound dressings would be hel...

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Materials science

Chitosan

Nanocomposite

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