Chitosan-G-Glycidyl Methacrylate/Au Nanocomposites Promote Accelerated Skin Wound Healing

• Main Authors: Héctor A. López-Muñoz (Author), Mauricio Lopez-Romero (Author), Moises A. Franco-Molina (Author), Alejandro Manzano-Ramirez (Author), Cristina Velasquillo (Author), Beatriz Liliana España-Sanchez (Author), Ana Laura Martinez-Hernandez (Author), Hayde Vergara-Castañeda (Author), Astrid Giraldo-Betancur (Author), Sarai Favela (Author), Rogelio Rodriguez-Rodriguez (Author), Juan Carlos Mixteco (Author), Juan Carlos Tapia-Picazo (Author), Diana G. Zarate-Triviño (Author), Evgeny Prokhorov (Author), Gabriel Luna-Barcenas (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2022-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Herein, we report the synthesis of Au nanoparticles (AuNPs) in chitosan (CTS) solution by chemically reducing HAuCl₄. CTS was further functionalized with glycidyl methacrylate (chitosan-g-glycidyl methacrylate/AuNP, CTS-g-GMA/AuNP) to improve the mechanical properties for cell...