Drug-Loaded Polymeric Composite Skin Graft for Infection-Free Wound Healing: Fabrication, Characterization, Cell Proliferation, Migration, and Antimicrobial Activity
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2012-06
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Springer
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The graft was fabricated using gentamicin and biomimetic microparticulate scaffolds in gelatin gel and characterized for biologically relevant properties like fluid uptake, evaporative water loss (EWL), water vapor transmission rate (WVTR), Young’s modulus and degradation. It was evaluated for drug release, cytocompatibility and antimicrobial efficacy against Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
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Pharmacy, Fabrication, Migration, Antimicrobial Activity, Cell Proliferation