TEMPO-Oxidized Bacterial Cellulose Pellicle with Silver Nanoparticles for Wound Dressing

• Published in: Biomacromolecules Vol. 19; no. 2; pp. 544 - 554
• Main Authors: Wu, Chun-Nan, Fuh, Shih-Chang, Lin, Shin-Ping, Lin, Yen-Yi, Chen, Hung-Yueh, Liu, Jui-Ming, Cheng, Kuan-Chen
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States American Chemical Society 12.02.2018
• Subjects: antibacterial properties; biocompatibility; cell viability; cellulose; Escherichia coli; Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy; nanofibers; nanosilver; oxidation; reducing agents; scanning electron microscopy; silver; silver nitrate; sodium bromide; sodium hypochlorite; thermogravimetry; toxicity testing; X-ray diffraction; X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy

Biocompatible bacterial cellulose pellicle (BCP) is a candidate for biomedical material such as wound dressing. However, due to lack of antibacterial activity, to grant BCP with the property is crucial for its biomedical application. In the present study, BCP was modified by 2,2,6,6-tetramethyl­pipe...