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Biocompatible Chitosan-Based Hydrogels for Bioabsorbable Wound Dressings

Lungu, Ramona
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Paun, Maria-Alexandra  
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Peptanariu, Dragos
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February 1, 2022
Gels

Supramolecular hydrogels based on chitosan and monoaldehydes are biomaterials with high potential for a multitude of bioapplications. This is due to the proper choice of the monoaldehyde that can tune the hydrogel properties for specific practices. In this conceptual framework, the present paper deals with the investigation of a hydrogel as bioabsorbable wound dressing. To this aim, chitosan was cross-linked with 2-formylphenylboronic acid to yield a hydrogel with antimicrobial activity. FTIR, NMR, and POM procedures have characterized the hydrogel from a structural and supramolecular point of view. At the same time, its biocompatibility and antimicrobial properties were also determined in vitro. Furthermore, in order to assess the bioabsorbable character, its biodegradation was investigated in vitro in the presence of lysosome in media of different pH, mimicking the wound exudate at different stages of healing. The biodegradation was monitored by gravimetrical measurements, SEM microscopy and fractal analyses of the images. The fractal dimension values and the lacunarity of SEM pictures were accurately calculated. All these successful investigations led to the conclusion that the tested materials are at the expected high standards.

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research article
DOI
10.3390/gels8020107
Web of Science ID

WOS:000806710000001

Author(s)
Lungu, Ramona
Paun, Maria-Alexandra  
Peptanariu, Dragos
Ailincai, Daniela
Marin, Luminita
Nichita, Mihai-Virgil
Paun, Vladimir-Alexandru
Paun, Viorel-Puiu
Date Issued

2022-02-01

Publisher

MDPI

Published in
Gels
Volume

8

Issue

2

Start page

107

Subjects

Polymer Science

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hydrogel

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biocompatibility

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antimicrobial activity

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biodegradation

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sem image

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fractal analysis

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indicator

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system

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June 20, 2022
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