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ArticleMolecules (Basel, Switzerland)2021

Development of Antibacterial, Degradable and pH-Responsive Chitosan/Guar Gum/Polyvinyl Alcohol Blended Hydrogels for Wound Dressing.

Muhammad Umar Aslam Khan, Iqra Iqbal, Mohamed Nainar Mohamed Ansari, Saiful Izwan Abd Razak, Mohsin Ali Raza, Amna Sajjad, Faiza Jabeen, Mohd Riduan Mohamad, Norhana Jusoh

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Article in Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 41 papers.

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41citing papers in PubMed
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41 citing papers in PubMed, 109 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 6 institutions in 3 countries.

Muhammad Umar Aslam KhanBioInspired Device and Tissue Engineering Research Group, School of Biomedical Engineering and Health Sciences, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Skudai 81300, Malaysia.ORCID 0000-0002-2724-1336
Iqra IqbalInstitute of Metallurgy and Materials Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Technology, University of the Punjab, Lahore 54590, Pakistan.
Mohamed Nainar Mohamed AnsariInstitute of Power Engineering, Universiti Tenaga Nasional, Kajang 43000, Malaysia.
Saiful Izwan Abd RazakBioInspired Device and Tissue Engineering Research Group, School of Biomedical Engineering and Health Sciences, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Skudai 81300, Malaysia.ORCID 0000-0001-7477-0284
Mohsin Ali RazaInstitute of Metallurgy and Materials Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Technology, University of the Punjab, Lahore 54590, Pakistan.
Amna SajjadDepartment of Zoology, Government College University, Faisalabad 38000, Pakistan.
Faiza JabeenDepartment of Zoology, University of Education, Lahore 54770, Pakistan.
Mohd Riduan MohamadBioInspired Device and Tissue Engineering Research Group, School of Biomedical Engineering and Health Sciences, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Skudai 81300, Malaysia.
Norhana JusohBioInspired Device and Tissue Engineering Research Group, School of Biomedical Engineering and Health Sciences, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Skudai 81300, Malaysia.ORCID 0000-0002-6920-8542
University of Technology Malaysia · MYUniversity of the Punjab · PKGovernment College University, Faisalabad · PKShanghai Jiao Tong University · CNUniversiti Tenaga Nasional · MYUniversity of Okara · PK

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The present research is based on the fabrication preparation of CS/PVA/GG blended hydrogel with nontoxic tetra orthosilicate (TEOS) for sustained paracetamol release. Different TEOS percentages were used because of their nontoxic behavior to study newly designed hydrogels' crosslinking and physicochemical properties. These hydrogels were characterized using Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and wetting to determine the functional, surface morphology, hydrophilic, or hydrophobic properties. The swelling analysis in different media, degradation in PBS, and drug release kinetics were conducted to observe their response against corresponding media. The FTIR analysis confirmed the components added and crosslinking between them, and surface morphology confirmed different surface and wetting behavior due to different crosslinking. In various solvents, including water, buffer, and electrolyte solutions, the swelling behaviour of hydrogel was investigated and observed that TEOS amount caused less hydrogel swelling. In acidic pH, hydrogels swell the most, while they swell the least at pH 7 or higher. These hydrogels are pH-sensitive and appropriate for controlled drug release. These hydrogels demonstrated that, as the ionic concentration was increased, swelling decreased due to decreased osmotic pressure in various electrolyte solutions. The antimicrobial analysis revealed that these hydrogels are highly antibacterial against Gram-positive (

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Anti-Bacterial AgentsBacteriaBandagesChitosanDrug LiberationGalactansHydrogelsMannansPlant GumsPolyvinyl AlcoholWound HealingAnti-Bacterial AgentsChitosanGalactansguar gumHydrogelsMannansPlant GumsPolyvinyl Alcoholantibacterialbiopolymersdegradationdrug deliverypH-sensitiveregenerative medicinewound dressing

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PMID34641480
PMCPMC8513038
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