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Graphene Oxide-Functionalized Bacterial Cellulose–Gelatin Hydrogel with Curcumin Release and Kinetics: In Vitro Biological Evaluation

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submitted on 2024-02-01, 10:06 and posted on 2024-02-04, 12:11 authored by Muhammad Umar Aslam Khan, Goran M. Stojanović, Roselinda Ab Rehman, Ali-Reza Moradi, Muhammad Rizwan, Nureddin Ashammakhi, Anwarul Hasan

Biopolymer-based bioactive hydrogels are excellent wound dressing materials for wound healing applications. They have excellent properties, including hydrophilicity, tunable mechanical and morphological properties, controllable functionality, biodegradability, and desirable biocompatibility. The bioactive hydrogels were fabricated from bacterial cellulose (BC), gelatin, and graphene oxide (GO). The GO-functionalized-BC (GO-f-BC) was synthesized by a hydrothermal method and chemically crosslinked with bacterial cellulose and gelatin using tetraethyl orthosilicate (TEOS) as a crosslinker. The structural, morphological, and wettability properties were studied using Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and a universal testing machine (UTM), respectively. The swelling analysis was conducted in different media, and aqueous medium exhibited maximum hydrogel swelling compared to other media. The Franz diffusion method was used to study curcumin (Cur) release (Max = 69.32%, Min = 49.32%), and Cur release kinetics followed the Hixson–Crowell model. Fibroblast (3T3) cell lines were employed to determine the cell viability and proliferation to bioactive hydrogels. Antibacterial activities of bioactive hydrogels were evaluated against infection-causing bacterial strains. Bioactive hydrogels are hemocompatible due to their less than 0.5% hemolysis against fresh human blood. The results show that bioactive hydrogels can be potential wound dressing materials for wound healing applications.

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Published in: ACS Omega
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
See article on publisher's website: https://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.2c06825

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Open Access funding provided by the Qatar National Library.

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  • English

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American Chemical Society

Publication Year

  • 2023

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  • Qatar University
  • College of Engineering - QU
  • Biomedical Research Center - QU