Swelling induced mechanically tough starch–agar based hydrogel as a control release drug vehicle for wound dressing applications
Dimpee Sarmah, Munmi Borah, Manabendra Mandal, Niranjan Karak
Abstract
bacterial strains. Thus, the studied hydrogel with loaded drug exhibited all the required qualities to be utilized as a promising candidate in wound dressing applications.
Topics & Concepts
SwellingMaterials scienceStarchWound dressingAgarSelf-healing hydrogelsComposite materialBiomedical engineeringChemical engineeringPolymer chemistryFood scienceChemistryMedicineEngineeringGeneticsBacteriaBiologyHydrogels: synthesis, properties, applicationsWound Healing and TreatmentsElectrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications