Development of Chitosan/Silver Sulfadiazine/Zeolite Composite Films for Wound Dressing

• Main Authors: Patricia Hissae Yassue-Cordeiro (Author), Cássio Henrique Zandonai (Author), Bianca Pereira Genesi (Author), Patrícia Santos Lopes (Author), Elena Sanchez-Lopez (Author), Maria Luisa Garcia (Author), Nádia Regina Camargo Fernandes-Machado (Author), Patrícia Severino (Author), Eliana B. Souto (Author), Classius Ferreira da Silva (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Biopolymeric films with silver sulfadiazine (AgSD) are proposed as an alternative to the occlusive AgSD-containing creams and gauzes, which are commonly used in the treatment of conventional burns. While the recognized cytotoxicity of AgSD has been reported to compromise its use as an antimicrobial...