A hydrogel for wound treatment with high biocompatibility has been created at St. Petersburg State University (SPbSU). This was reported by the university's press service.
The hydrogel we created has a number of properties important for wound healing, namely antiviral, antitumor, anticoagulant, anti-inflammatory, non-immunogenic, and tissue adhesion properties. This result was achieved by mixing two biopolymers - pullulan and chitosan - with the drug gentamicin.
Additional medications can be added to the hydrogel, such as antibiotics.
Specialists studied the deformation properties of polymers and the behavior of gels during sorption. As a result, the developed hydrogel can quickly absorb wound decay products and be used to create therapeutic dressings.
Earlier, www1.ru reported that a gel for bone regeneration after gunshot wounds was invented in Russia, the first in the world.
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