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Chitosan based metallic nanocomposite scaffolds as antimicrobial wound dressings

2017; Elsevier BV; Volume: 3; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/j.bioactmat.2017.11.003

ISSN

2097-1192

Autores

Annapoorna Mohandas, S. Deepthi, Raja Biswas, R. Jayakumar,

Tópico(s)

Wound Healing and Treatments

Resumo

Chitosan based nanocomposite scaffolds have attracted wider applications in medicine, in the area of drug delivery, tissue engineering and wound healing. Chitosan matrix incorporated with nanometallic components has immense potential in the area of wound dressings due to its antimicrobial properties. This review focuses on the different combinations of Chitosan metal nanocomposites such as Chitosan/nAg, Chitosan/nAu, Chitosan/nCu, Chitosan/nZnO and Chitosan/nTiO2 towards enhancement of healing or infection control with special reference to the antimicrobial mechanism of action and toxicity.

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