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ArticleGels (Basel, Switzerland)2023

Exploring the Impact of Alginate-PVA Ratio and the Addition of Bioactive Substances on the Performance of Hybrid Hydrogel Membranes as Potential Wound Dressings.

Diana Stan, Elena Codrici, Ana-Maria Enciu, Ewa Olewnik-Kruszkowska, Georgiana Gavril, Lavinia Liliana Ruta, Carmen Moldovan, Oana Brincoveanu, Lorena-Andreea Bocancia-Mateescu, Andreea-Cristina Mirica and 2 more

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Article in Gels (Basel, Switzerland), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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10 citing papers in PubMed.

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  5. Hydrogel-based neural engineering for skin wound healing.Frontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors.

Diana StanDDS Diagnostic, 031427 Bucharest, Romania.ORCID 0000-0002-5741-5536
Elena CodriciVictor Babes National Institute of Pathology, 050096 Bucharest, Romania.
Ana-Maria EnciuVictor Babes National Institute of Pathology, 050096 Bucharest, Romania.ORCID 0000-0002-8122-1096
Ewa Olewnik-KruszkowskaDepartment of Physical Chemistry and Physicochemistry of Polymers, Faculty of Chemistry, Nicolaus Copernicus University, 87-100 Toruń, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-8407-0078
Georgiana GavrilDepartment of Bioinformatics, National Institute of Research and Development for Biological Sciences, 060031 Bucharest, Romania.ORCID 0000-0002-8208-2251
Lavinia Liliana RutaDDS Diagnostic, 031427 Bucharest, Romania.ORCID 0000-0001-9287-5485
Carmen MoldovanNational Institute for R&D in Microtechnology, 077190 Bucharest, Romania.
Oana BrincoveanuNational Institute for R&D in Microtechnology, 077190 Bucharest, Romania.
Lorena-Andreea Bocancia-MateescuDDS Diagnostic, 031427 Bucharest, Romania.
Andreea-Cristina MiricaDDS Diagnostic, 031427 Bucharest, Romania.
Dana StanDDS Diagnostic, 031427 Bucharest, Romania.
Cristiana TanaseVictor Babes National Institute of Pathology, 050096 Bucharest, Romania.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Healthcare professionals face an ongoing challenge in managing both acute and chronic wounds, given the potential impact on patients' quality of life and the limited availability of expensive treatment options. Hydrogel wound dressings offer a promising solution for effective wound care due to their affordability, ease of use, and ability to incorporate bioactive substances that enhance the wound healing process. Our study aimed to develop and evaluate hybrid hydrogel membranes enriched with bioactive components such as collagen and hyaluronic acid. We utilized both natural and synthetic polymers and employed a scalable, non-toxic, and environmentally friendly production process. We conducted extensive testing, including an in vitro assessment of moisture content, moisture uptake, swelling rate, gel fraction, biodegradation, water vapor transmission rate, protein denaturation, and protein adsorption. We evaluated the biocompatibility of the hydrogel membranes through cellular assays and performed instrumental tests using scanning electron microscopy and rheological analysis. Our findings demonstrate that the biohybrid hydrogel membranes exhibit cumulative properties with a favorable swelling ratio, optimal permeation properties, and good biocompatibility, all achieved with minimal concentrations of bioactive agents.

Indexed as

bioactivebiohybridcollagendressinghealinghyaluronanhydrogelwound

Identifiers

PMID37367146
PMCPMC10297600

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