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Radiation processing of bacterial cellulose-monolaurin wound dressing: Physicochemical effects, functional analysis, and sterilization.
Journal of Biomaterials Applications 2023 November 31
A commercial bacterial cellulose-monolaurin wound dressing was investigated for changes in the chemical structure, mechanical strength, thermal degradation, morphology, and functional swelling properties after exposure to gamma and electron beam radiations at doses 15-50 kGy. Radiation-induced oxidation occurred as seen in the FT-IR peaks at 1720-1750 cm-1 . Degradation of the cellulosic network was observed in tensile strength reduction and shift in degradation temperature to lower values. The SEM cross-section images of the irradiated dressings revealed a less dense nanostructure network compared to the non-irradiated samples while the XRD diffractograms indicated a change in lattice direction/plane. Despite these changes, irradiation caused no significant effect on the functional properties especially at 15-25 kGy doses where most biomedical devices are sterilized. All irradiated wound dressings exhibited physical integrity, increased exudate absorption, and water vapor transmission rate - properties beneficial to wound-healing functionality. The pre-selected sterilization dose of 15 kGy for each ionizing radiation was successfully verified and substantiated following ISO 11137-2:2016, hence ionizing radiation is a suitable sterilization modality for the product.
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