Journal
JOURNAL OF MEMBRANE SCIENCE
Volume 469, Issue -, Pages 262-271Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2014.06.035
Keywords
Supercritical CO2; Phase inversion; Asymmetrical membranes; Mathematical modeling; Wound dressings
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- Fundacao para a Ciencia e Tecnologia (FCT-Lisbon) [PEst-C/EQB/LA0006/2013, SFRH/BD/80648/2011, SFRH/BDE/51890/2012]
- Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia [SFRH/BD/80648/2011, SFRH/BDE/51890/2012] Funding Source: FCT
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Asymmetrical membranes have been reported as ideal wound dressings for skin regeneration. The usual methods (dry/wet-phase inversion) to produce those specific membranes are time consuming, and in majority of the cases demand the use of harmful organic solvents. In this study, supercritical carbon dioxide (scCO(2))-assisted phase inversion method was applied to prepare poly(vinyl alcohol)/chitosan (PVA/Cs) asymmetrical membranes. This technique can tailor the final structure of the dressing by tuning the processing conditions allowing the development of high porous materials with optimized morphology, mechanical properties and hydrophilicity. The PVA/CS dressings produced are recovered in a dry state but can form a hydrogel due to their high wafer uptake ability maintaining the moisturized environment needed for wound healing. The dressing presents a Lop thin layer of about 15 mu m that allows gaseous exchange while barricading the penetration of microorganisms, and a sponge bottom layer that is able to remove excess exudates. A mathematical model based on Fick's second law of diffusion was developed to describe the pharmacokinetic release profile of a small drug (ibuprofen) from the swollen membrane in physiological conditions that mimic the wound. In vitro studies revealed that the dressings had excellent biocompatibility and biodegradation properties adequate for skin wound healing. (C) 2014 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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