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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL MACROMOLECULES
Volume 140, Issue -, Pages 1106-1115Publisher
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2019.08.202
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An attempt was made to formulate moxifloxacin loaded alginate beads incorporated into spongy wound dressing to heal chronic wounds as well as to reduce frequency of painful dressing change. Moxifloxacin loaded beads (sodium alginate:pectin, 1:1) were prepared by ionic gelation method, with entrapment efficiency 94.52%, crushing strength 25.30 N and drug release 90.52%. Beads were further incorporated into wound dressing, made of pectin and carboxymethyl tamarind seed polysaccharide (CMTSP). Spongy wound dressing was obtained by freeze drying technology, which showed good folding endurance, high wound fluid absorption and good crushing strength. Drug release was found to be 85.09%. Dressing made of CMTSP:pectin (1.5:2) showed good water vapour transmission and antibacterial activity. Porous nature of dressing absorbed exudates of wound. Excision wound model in rats revealed wound healing within 17 days: groups I (control), II (moxifloxacin beads loaded wound dressing), III (moxifloxacin beads), IV (pectin film) and V (sodium alginate film) showed 65.28, 99.09, 86.90, 66.84 and 64.30% wound closure, respectively. To conclude, moxifloxacin beads loaded spongy wound dressing has good healing and wound closing potential compared to pectin film and moxifloxacin beads. Thus, the formulation is novel for biomedical application which reduced the frequency of painful dressing change. (C) 2019 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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