Carboxymethyl cellulose-based materials for infection control and wound healing: A review

Kanikireddy, Vimala; Varaprasad, Kokkarachedu; Jayaramudu, Tippabattini; Karthikeyan, Chandrasekaran; Sadiku, Rotimi

Abstract

The development of ideal wound dressing materials with excellent characteristics is currently a major demand in wound therapy. In recent years, carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC)-based wound dressing materials have been of immense attraction due to their noble properties, such as: biocompatibility, biodegradability, tissue resembling, low cost and non-toxic. It is used extensively, in a variety of applications in the biomedical and pharmaceutical fields. The hydrophilic nature of CMC, makes it possible to blend and cross-link with other materials, such as: synthetic polymers, natural polymers and inorganic materials and it enables the preparation of innovative wound dressing biomaterials. Hence, this review, focuses on the intrinsic characteristics of CMC-based wound dressing materials, including hydrogels, films, 3D printing, fibres, gauzes and their recent advancements in chronic wound healing

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Título de la Revista: International Journal of Biological Macromolecules
Volumen: 164
Editorial: Elsevier
Fecha de publicación: 2020
Página de inicio: 963
Página final: 975
DOI:

10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2020.07.160