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ArticlePolymers2022

Biofunctional Hyaluronic Acid/κ-Carrageenan Injectable Hydrogels for Improved Drug Delivery and Wound Healing.

Uzma Ijaz, Muhammad Sohail, Muhammad Usman Minhas, Shahzeb Khan, Zahid Hussain, Mohsin Kazi, Syed Ahmed Shah, Arshad Mahmood, Mohammed Maniruzzaman

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Article in Polymers, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 14 papers.

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14citing papers in PubMed
3.8field-weighted citation impact, top 4% of its field
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14 citing papers in PubMed, 54 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 7 institutions in 5 countries.

Uzma IjazDepartment of Pharmacy, Abbottabad Campus, COMSATS University Islamabad, Abbottabad 22010, Pakistan.
Muhammad SohailDepartment of Pharmacy, Abbottabad Campus, COMSATS University Islamabad, Abbottabad 22010, Pakistan.ORCID 0000-0003-3596-1760
Muhammad Usman MinhasCollege of Pharmacy, University of Sargodha, Sargodha 40100, Pakistan.
Shahzeb KhanDepartment of Pharmacy, University of Malakand, Chakdara 18800, Pakistan.ORCID 0000-0002-3464-5435
Zahid HussainDepartment of Pharmaceutics & Pharmaceutical Technology, College of Pharmacy, University of Sharjah, Sharjah P.O. Box 27272, United Arab Emirates.
Mohsin KaziDepartment of Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2457, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0002-5611-0378
Syed Ahmed ShahDepartment of Pharmacy, Abbottabad Campus, COMSATS University Islamabad, Abbottabad 22010, Pakistan.
Arshad MahmoodCollege of Pharmacy, Al Ain University, Abu Dhabi P.O. Box 112612, United Arab Emirates.
Mohammed ManiruzzamanDivision of Molecular Pharmaceutics and Drug Delivery, Department of Molecular Pharmaceutics and Drug Delivery, College of Pharmacy, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-3373-5586
COMSATS University Islamabad · PKAl Ain University · AEKing Saud University · SAThe University of Texas at Austin · USUniversity of Malakand · PKUniversity of Sargodha · PKUniversity of Sharjah · AE

Funding

Higher Education Commission 5296/Federal/ NRPU/R&D/HEC/2016King Saud University RSP-2021/301
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The in situ injectable hydrogel system offers a widespread range of biomedical applications in prompt chronic wound treatment and management, as it provides self-healing, maintains a moist wound microenvironment, and offers good antibacterial properties. This study aimed to develop and evaluate biopolymer-based thermoreversible injectable hydrogels for effective wound-healing applications and the controlled drug delivery of meropenem. The injectable hydrogel was developed using the solvent casting method and evaluated for structural changes using proton nuclear magnetic resonance, Fourier transforms infrared spectroscopy, thermogravimetric analysis, and scanning electron microscopy. The results indicated the self-assembly of hyaluronic acid and kappa-carrageenan and the thermal stability of the fabricated injectable hydrogel with tunable gelation properties. The viscosity assessment indicated the in-situ gelling ability and injectability of the hydrogels at various temperatures. The fabricated hydrogel was loaded with meropenem, and the drug release from the hydrogel in phosphate buffer saline (PBS) with a pH of 7.4 was 96.12%, and the simulated wound fluid with a pH of 6.8 was observed to be at 94.73% at 24 h, which corresponds to the sustained delivery of meropenem. Antibacterial studies on

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bioactive polymersbiomaterialsthermosensitive hydrogelwound repair and regeneration

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PMID35160366
PMCPMC8840380
OpenAlexW4206373234

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