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Evaluation of Polyvinyl Alcohol/Cobalt Substituted Hydroxyapatite Nanocomposite as a Potential Wound Dressing for Diabetic Foot Ulcers
Diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs) caused by diabetes are prone to serious and persistent infections. If not treated properly, it will cause tissue necrosis or septicemia due to peripheral blood vessel embolism. Therefore, it is an urgent challenge to accelerate wound healing and reduce the risk of bacteri...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7700235/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33266398 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms21228831 |
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description | Diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs) caused by diabetes are prone to serious and persistent infections. If not treated properly, it will cause tissue necrosis or septicemia due to peripheral blood vessel embolism. Therefore, it is an urgent challenge to accelerate wound healing and reduce the risk of bacterial infection in patients. In clinical practice, DFUs mostly use hydrogel dressing to cover the surface of the affected area as an auxiliary treatment. Polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) is a hydrophilic hydrogel polymer widely used in dressings, drug delivery, and medical applications. However, due to its weak bioactivity and antibacterial ability, leads to limited application. Filler adding is a useful way to enhance the biocompatibility of PVA. In our study, cobalt-substituted hydroxyapatite (CoHA) powder was prepared by the electrochemically-deposited method. PVA and PVA-CoHA nanocomposite were prepared by the solvent casting method. The bioactivity of the PVA and composite was evaluated by immersed in simulated body fluid for 7 days. In addition, L929 cells and E. coli were used to evaluate the cytotoxicity and antibacterial tests of PVA and PVA-CoHA nanocomposite. The results show that the addition of CoHA increases the mechanical properties and biological activity of PVA. Biocompatibility evaluation showed no significant cytotoxicity of PVA-CoHA composite. In addition, a small amount of cobalt ion was released to the culture medium from the nanocomposite in the cell culture period and enhanced cell growth. The addition of CoHA also confirmed that it could inhibit the growth of E. coli. PVA-CoHA composite may have potential applications in diabetic trauma healing and wound dressing. |
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spelling | pubmed-77002352020-11-30 Evaluation of Polyvinyl Alcohol/Cobalt Substituted Hydroxyapatite Nanocomposite as a Potential Wound Dressing for Diabetic Foot Ulcers Lin, Wei-Chun Tang, Cheng-Ming Int J Mol Sci Article Diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs) caused by diabetes are prone to serious and persistent infections. If not treated properly, it will cause tissue necrosis or septicemia due to peripheral blood vessel embolism. Therefore, it is an urgent challenge to accelerate wound healing and reduce the risk of bacterial infection in patients. In clinical practice, DFUs mostly use hydrogel dressing to cover the surface of the affected area as an auxiliary treatment. Polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) is a hydrophilic hydrogel polymer widely used in dressings, drug delivery, and medical applications. However, due to its weak bioactivity and antibacterial ability, leads to limited application. Filler adding is a useful way to enhance the biocompatibility of PVA. In our study, cobalt-substituted hydroxyapatite (CoHA) powder was prepared by the electrochemically-deposited method. PVA and PVA-CoHA nanocomposite were prepared by the solvent casting method. The bioactivity of the PVA and composite was evaluated by immersed in simulated body fluid for 7 days. In addition, L929 cells and E. coli were used to evaluate the cytotoxicity and antibacterial tests of PVA and PVA-CoHA nanocomposite. The results show that the addition of CoHA increases the mechanical properties and biological activity of PVA. Biocompatibility evaluation showed no significant cytotoxicity of PVA-CoHA composite. In addition, a small amount of cobalt ion was released to the culture medium from the nanocomposite in the cell culture period and enhanced cell growth. The addition of CoHA also confirmed that it could inhibit the growth of E. coli. PVA-CoHA composite may have potential applications in diabetic trauma healing and wound dressing. MDPI 2020-11-22 /pmc/articles/PMC7700235/ /pubmed/33266398 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms21228831 Text en © 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Lin, Wei-Chun Tang, Cheng-Ming Evaluation of Polyvinyl Alcohol/Cobalt Substituted Hydroxyapatite Nanocomposite as a Potential Wound Dressing for Diabetic Foot Ulcers |
title | Evaluation of Polyvinyl Alcohol/Cobalt Substituted Hydroxyapatite Nanocomposite as a Potential Wound Dressing for Diabetic Foot Ulcers |
title_full | Evaluation of Polyvinyl Alcohol/Cobalt Substituted Hydroxyapatite Nanocomposite as a Potential Wound Dressing for Diabetic Foot Ulcers |
title_fullStr | Evaluation of Polyvinyl Alcohol/Cobalt Substituted Hydroxyapatite Nanocomposite as a Potential Wound Dressing for Diabetic Foot Ulcers |
title_full_unstemmed | Evaluation of Polyvinyl Alcohol/Cobalt Substituted Hydroxyapatite Nanocomposite as a Potential Wound Dressing for Diabetic Foot Ulcers |
title_short | Evaluation of Polyvinyl Alcohol/Cobalt Substituted Hydroxyapatite Nanocomposite as a Potential Wound Dressing for Diabetic Foot Ulcers |
title_sort | evaluation of polyvinyl alcohol/cobalt substituted hydroxyapatite nanocomposite as a potential wound dressing for diabetic foot ulcers |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7700235/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33266398 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms21228831 |
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