Title:Bacterial Nanocellulose based Wound Dressings: Current and Future
Prospects
Volume: 28
Issue: 7
Author(s): Hitesh Chopra, Shweta Gandhi, Rupesh Kumar Gautam*Mohammad Amjad Kamal*
Affiliation:
- MM School
of Pharmacy, Maharishi Markandeshwar University, Sadopur-Ambala, India
- West China School of Nursing, Institutes for Systems
Genetics, Frontiers Science Center for Disease-related Molecular Network, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu,
Sichuan, China
- King Fahd Medical Research Center, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
- Enzymoics, Novel Global
Community Educational Foundation, Hebersham, NSW, Australia
Keywords:
Bacterial nanocellulose, wound dressing, skin, burns, three-dimensional printing, nanotechnology.
Abstract: Although there are many treatment options available for wound and burns dressings, improvements
in technology are still required. Bacterial cellulose is a polymer derived from the microbiological world and has
shown some promising properties that recommend it as a wound healing therapeutic. Moreover, bacterial cellulose
can be nanosized to form Bacterial Nanocellulose (BNC), enhancing its properties. Most importantly, in addition
to its inherent antibacterial properties, BNC can be used to deliver drugs. This article presents a birds-eye
view of the preparation method and applications of BNC-based wound dressings.
