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Preparation of Silver Nanoparticles Incorporated Electrospun Polyurethane Nano-fibrous Mat for Wound Dressing

2010; Taylor & Francis; Volume: 47; Issue: 10 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1080/10601325.2010.508001

1520-5738

Lakshmi R. Lakshman, K.T. Shalumon, S. V. Nair, R. Jayakumar, Shantikumar V. Nair,

Graphene and Nanomaterials Applications

Polyurethane foam is currently used as an exudate absorptive wound dressing material. In this study silver (Ag) nanoparticles were incorporated into electrospun polyurethane (PU) nanofiber to enhance the antibacterial as well as wound healing properties. The electrospinning parameters were optimized for PU with and without silver nanoparticles. Silver nanoparticles were synthesized by aqueous and organic methods. The water absorption, antibacterial and cytocompatibility of the PU-Ag nanofibers were studied and compared to that of conventional PU foam. The results indicated that the PU-Ag nanofibers could be used for wound dressing applications.