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Characterisation and In Vitro Antimicrobial Activity of Biosynthetic Silver-loaded Bacterial Cellulose Hydrogels

Gupta, A., Low, W.L., Radecka, I., Britland, S.T., Mohd Amin, M.C.I. and Martin, Claire (2016) Characterisation and In Vitro Antimicrobial Activity of Biosynthetic Silver-loaded Bacterial Cellulose Hydrogels. Journal of Microencapsulation, 33 (8). pp. 725-734. ISSN Print: 0265-2048 Online: 1464-5246

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Abstract

Wounds that remain in the inflammatory phase for a prolonged period of time are likely to be colonised and infected by a range of commensal and pathogenic microorganisms. Treatment associated with these types of wounds mainly focuses on controlling infection and providing an optimum environment capable of facilitating re-epithelialisation, thus promoting wound healing. Hydrogels have attracted vast interest as moist wound-responsive dressing materials. In the current study, biosynthetic bacterial cellulose hydrogels synthesised by Gluconacetobacter xylinus and subsequently loaded with silver were characterised and investigated for their antimicrobial activity against two representative wound infecting pathogens, namely S. aureus and P. aeruginosa. Silver nitrate and silver zeolite provided the source of silver and loading parameters were optimised based on experimental findings. The results indicate that both AgNO3 and AgZ loaded biosynthetic hydrogels possess antimicrobial activity (p < .05) against both S. aureus and P. aeruginosa and may therefore be suitable for wound management applications.

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Uncontrolled Discrete Keywords: antimicrobial, bacterial cellulose, hydrogel, silver, silver zeolite
Subjects: Q Science > Q Science (General)
Q Science > QC Physics
Q Science > QD Chemistry
R Medicine > RM Therapeutics. Pharmacology
Divisions: College of Health, Life and Environmental Sciences > School of Science and the Environment
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Depositing User: Claire Martin
Date Deposited: 21 May 2019 08:37
Last Modified: 20 Nov 2020 16:57
URI: https://eprints.worc.ac.uk/id/eprint/8014

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