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Kaolin-loaded chitosan/polyvinyl alcohol electrospun scaffold as a wound dressing material: in vitro and in vivo studies

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JOURNAL OF WOUND CARE
卷 29, 期 5, 页码 270-280

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MA HEALTHCARE LTD
DOI: 10.12968/jowc.2020.29.5.270

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chitosan; electrospinning; nanofibrous; polyvinyl alcohol; wound dressing; wound healing

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Objective: To evaluate the application of a fabricated dressing containing kaolin for skin regeneration in a rat model of excisional wounds. Method: In the present study, kaolin was loaded into electrospun polyvinyl alcohol (PVA)/chitosan polymer blend to develop a composite nanofibrous dressing. To make the yarns, kaolin with weight ratio of 5% was added to PVA/chitosan polymer blend and subsequently formed into nanofibres using the electrospinning method. Scaffolds were evaluated for to their microstructure, mechanical properties, surface wettability, water vapour transmission rate, water-uptake capacity, blood uptake capacity, blood compatibility, microbial penetration test, the number of colonies, and cellular response with the L929 cell line. Rats with full-thickness excisional wounds were treated with kaolin-containing and kaolin-free dressings. Results: The study showed that rats treated with the kaolin-incorporated mats demonstrated a significant closure to nearly 97.62 +/- 4.81% after 14 days compared with PVA/chitosan and the sterile gauze, which showed 86.15 +/- 8.11% and 78.50 +/- 4.22% of wound closure, respectively. The histopathological studies showed that in the PVA/chitosan/kaolin group, dense and regular collagen fibres were formed, while wounds treated with sterile gauze or PVA/chitosan scaffolds had random and loose collagen fibres. Conclusion: Our results show the potential applicability of PVA/chitosan/kaolin scaffolds as a wound care material.

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