Tao Chen, Yiran Yan, Xiaoshuang Zhou, Wanli Liu, Ran Tan, Dingkang Wei, Yetong Feng, Qi Cui, Wei Wang, Rui Zhang, Nan Wu, Hailong Xu, Dehui Qu, Hongyuan Zhang, Guochao Wu, Ying Zhao
Maintaining wound moisture and monitoring of infection are crucial aspects of chronic wound treatment. The development of a pH-sensitive functional hydrogel dressing is an effective approach to monitor, protect, and facilitate wound healing. In this study, beet red pigment extract (BRPE) served as a native and efficient pH indicator by being grafted into silane-modified bacterial nanocellulose (BNC) to prepare a pH-sensitive wound hydrogel dressing (S-g-BNC/BRPE). FTIR confirmed the successful grafting of BRPE into the BNC matrix...
April 30, 2024: International Journal of Biological Macromolecules