Wound-Healing Material with Antibacterial and Antioxidant Functions, Constructed Using Keratin, Hyperbranched Polymers, and MnO 2

• Published in: ACS applied materials & interfaces Vol. 15; no. 25; pp. 29841 - 29853
• Main Authors: Lu, Yongping, Ye, Wenjin, Kang, Weiqi, Wang, Shuaibing, Zhu, Zhongqiang, Chen, Xingyu, Li, Jianshu
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 28.06.2023
• Subjects: keratin; wound healing; antibacterial; hydrogel; hyperbranched polymer

Wound healing, a global medical issue, poses a substantial financial burden. Therefore, developing low-cost and highly efficacious wound-healing materials is essential. In this study, we prepared keratin-hyperbranched polymer hydrogel-M (KHBP-M), a multifunctional composite gel, by mixing reduced ke...