Development and clinical application of hydrogel formulations containing papain and urea for wound healing

• Main Authors: Thais Menezes dos Santos (Author), Danieli Silva Feijó de Sousa (Author), Karina Chamma Di Piero (Author), Adriane Regina Todeschini (Author), Wagner Barbosa Dias (Author), Catarina Amorim Oliveira (Author), Elisabete Pereira dos Santos (Author), Mariana Sato de Souza Bustamante Monteiro (Author), Maria Kátia Gomes (Author), Cristiano dos Reis Moura (Author), Pedro Antônio Castelo Teixeira (Author), Eduardo Ricci-Junior (Author), Zaida Maria Faria de Freitas (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade de São Paulo, 2023-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Hydrogels are used for wound treatment, as they may contain one or more active components and protect the wound bed. Papain is one of the active substances that have been used with this purpose, alongside urea. In this paper, carboxypolymethylene hydrogels containing papain (2% and 10% conc...