Hydrogel surface functionalization of cotton to improve wound dressing applicability

Abstract

[Excerpt] Introduction: Cotton still are the most used substract for wound management. However, textiles can cause wound dehydration and became mechanically anchored to the wound’ surface, turning their change in a painful process. To overcome these drawbacks, modification of cellulosic textiles has been extensively study to improve their application as wound dressing. Thus, our group developed a composite material of cotton functionalized with hydroxypropylmethylcellulose / cyclodextrin hydrogel to be used as antimicrobial wound dressing (figure 1). [...]