PVA-PEG physically cross-linked hydrogel film as a wound dressing: experimental design and optimization

• Main Authors: Sh. Ahmad, Afnan, Mandal, Uttam Kumar, Bakhtiar, M. Taher, Darnis, Deny Susanti, Md. Jaffri, Juliana
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English; English; English
• Published: Taylor & Francis 2018
• Subjects: RS Pharmacy and materia medica
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/56468/1/PVA%20PEG%20physically%20cross%20linked%20hydrogel%20film%20as%20a%20wound%20dressing%20experimental%20design%20and%20optimization.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/56468/2/iphd_a_1295067_sm0941.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/56468/19/56468_PVA%20PEG%20physically%20cross-linked%20hydrogel%20film%20as%20a%20wound%20dressing_scopus.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/56468/24/56468%20PVA-PEG%20physically%20cross-linked%20hydrogel%20film%20as%20a%20wound%20dressing_wos.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/56468/; http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/10837450.2017.1295067?journalCode=iphd20
• Institution: Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia

The development of hydrogel films as wound healing dressings is of a great interest owing to their biological tissue-like nature. Polyvinyl alcohol/polyethylene glycol (PVA/PEG) hydrogels loaded with asiaticoside, a standardized rich fraction of Centella asiatica, were successfully developed using...