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Kłosiński KK, Wach RA, Kruczkowska W, Duda Ł, Kołat D, Kałuzińska-Kołat Ż, Arkuszewski PT, Pasieka ZW. Carboxymethyl Chitosan Hydrogels for Effective Wound Healing-An Animal Study. J Funct Biomater 2023; 14:473. [PMID: 37754888 PMCID: PMC10531907 DOI: 10.3390/jfb14090473] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2023] [Revised: 08/23/2023] [Accepted: 09/12/2023] [Indexed: 09/28/2023] Open
Abstract
Hydrogels have various applications in medicine, for example, in systems for controlled drug release or as wound dressings, where they provide an appropriate environment for healing and constitute a barrier to microorganisms. The aim of this study was to evaluate the action of carboxymethyl chitosan (CMCS) hydrogels in wound healing therapy in vivo using a laboratory rat model. The hydrogels were formed from aqueous solutions of a CMCS biopolymer via electron beam irradiation, with the presence of a crosslinking agent of poly(ethylene glycol) diacrylate. A histopathological examination of injured tissue, using a model of a hard-to-heal wound, indicated that the CMCS hydrogel supported healing. The new gel dressing, being noncytotoxic, presents great potential in wound treatment, with positive effects on the amount of inflammatory infiltration, young collagen formation, and the degree of epidermalization. A key advantage of the current approach (i.e., using competitive radiation technology for synthesis) is that it includes only one step, with the product being sterilized as it is synthesized. The hydrogel effectively supports wound healing and can serve as a bio-based and biodegradable platform for other medical applications.
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Affiliation(s)
- Karol Kamil Kłosiński
- Department of Biomedicine and Experimental Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Medical University of Lodz, Narutowicza 60, 90-136 Lodz, Poland; (Ł.D.); (D.K.); (Ż.K.-K.); (P.T.A.); (Z.W.P.)
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- Institute of Applied Radiation Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Lodz University of Technology, Wróblewskiego 15, 93-590 Lodz, Poland
| | - Weronika Kruczkowska
- Faculty of Biomedical Sciences, Medical University of Lodz, Żeligowskiego 7/9, 90-752 Lodz, Poland;
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- Department of Biomedicine and Experimental Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Medical University of Lodz, Narutowicza 60, 90-136 Lodz, Poland; (Ł.D.); (D.K.); (Ż.K.-K.); (P.T.A.); (Z.W.P.)
| | - Damian Kołat
- Department of Biomedicine and Experimental Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Medical University of Lodz, Narutowicza 60, 90-136 Lodz, Poland; (Ł.D.); (D.K.); (Ż.K.-K.); (P.T.A.); (Z.W.P.)
| | - Żaneta Kałuzińska-Kołat
- Department of Biomedicine and Experimental Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Medical University of Lodz, Narutowicza 60, 90-136 Lodz, Poland; (Ł.D.); (D.K.); (Ż.K.-K.); (P.T.A.); (Z.W.P.)
- Department of Functional Genomics, Faculty of Medicine, Medical University of Lodz, Żeligowskiego 7/9, 90-752 Lodz, Poland
| | - Piotr Tomasz Arkuszewski
- Department of Biomedicine and Experimental Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Medical University of Lodz, Narutowicza 60, 90-136 Lodz, Poland; (Ł.D.); (D.K.); (Ż.K.-K.); (P.T.A.); (Z.W.P.)
| | - Zbigniew Włodzimierz Pasieka
- Department of Biomedicine and Experimental Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Medical University of Lodz, Narutowicza 60, 90-136 Lodz, Poland; (Ł.D.); (D.K.); (Ż.K.-K.); (P.T.A.); (Z.W.P.)
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