Metal mediated high performance antimicrobial hydrogel films for wound infection management: Zn, Cu, and Mg versus Ag and Au

• Main Authors: Sen, Raj Kumar., Prabhakar, Priyanka, Mayandi, Venkatesh, Dwivedi, Neeraj, Yadav, Amit K., Solanki, Pratima R., Gupta, Ayush, Gowri, V. S., Lakshminarayanan, Rajamani, Verma, Navin Kumar, Mondal, D. P., Srivastava, Avanish Kumar, Dhand, Chetna
• Other Authors: Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine (LKCMedicine)
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2023
• Subjects: Science::Medicine; Hydrogel; Antimicrobial
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/172278
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Wound infection impedes wound healing and thus poses serious health risks in humans. Wound healing conventionally relies on gauze, lint, plasters, bandages, and cotton wool, with heavy doses of antibiotics in some of them. While silver-based materials have emerged as potential alternatives to antibi...