Synthesis of polymeric hydrogels incorporating chlorhexidine gluconate as antibacterial wound dressings

• Main Authors: Apichaya Kapanya, Runglawan Somsunan, Robert Molloy, Supat Jiranusornkul, Worraanong Leewattanapasuk, Leena Jongpaiboonkit, Yen Kong
• Format: Journal
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology; Chemical Engineering; Engineering; Materials Science
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=85079457942&origin=inward; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/jspui/handle/6653943832/68268
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

© 2020, © 2020 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. Antibacterial hydrogels based on poly(sodium 2-acrylamido-2-methylpropane sulfonate) and gelatin and incorporating chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG) as a drug were fabricated. The work focused on the effects of varying the CHG c...