Bio-inspired crosslinking and matrix-drug interactions for advanced wound dressings with long-term antimicrobial activity

• Main Authors: Dhand, Chetna, Venkatesh, Mayandi, Barathi, Veluchami Amutha, Harini, Sriram, Bairagi, Samiran, Goh, Eunice Tze Leng, Muruganandham, Nandhakumar, Low, Kenny Zhi Wei, Fazil, Mobashar Hussain Urf Turabe, Loh, Xian Jun, Srinivasan, Dinesh Kumar, Liu, Shou Ping, Beuerman, Roger W., Verma, Navin Kumar, Ramakrishna, Seeram, Lakshminarayanan, Rajamani
• Other Authors: Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine (LKCMedicine)
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2017
• Subjects: Polyhydroxy antimicrobial; Wound dressings
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/83564; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/42698
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

There is a growing demand for durable advanced wound dressings for the management of persistent infections after deep burn injuries. Herein, we demonstrated the preparation of durable antimicrobial nanofiber mats, by taking advantage of strong interfacial interactions between polyhydroxy antibiotics...