Antibacterial chitosan/silk sericin 3D porous scaffolds as a wound dressing material
ARTIFICIAL CELLS NANOMEDICINE AND BIOTECHNOLOGY, vol.45, no.6, pp.1172-1185, 2017 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 45 Issue: 6
- Publication Date: 2017
- Doi Number: 10.1080/21691401.2016.1203796
- Journal Name: ARTIFICIAL CELLS NANOMEDICINE AND BIOTECHNOLOGY
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Page Numbers: pp.1172-1185
- Hacettepe University Affiliated: No
Abstract
Antimicrobial mixed dressings have traditionally been used to minimize bacterial infection of burns and other wounds. This study presents the advancement of biocompatible chitosan/silk sericin (CHT/SS) scaffolds combined with lauric acid (LA) and zinc oxide nanoparticles (nZnO) for the successful wound dressing applications. Antibacterial assay results showed that the diameters of the inhibition zone increased from 2 +/- 0.4 to 7 +/- 0.1mm for Escherichia coli, as well as from 2.5 +/- 0.2 to 6 +/- 0.4mm for Staphylococcus aureus while CHTS/SS/100nZnO compared to CHT/SS/0.01LA. The results not only showed excellent inhibition against Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacterial growth but also revealed improved proliferation and extended viability for HaCaT cells.