Development of chitosan/poly (vinyl alcohol)/graphene oxide loaded with vanadium doped titanium dioxide patch for visible light driven antibacterial activity and accelerated wound healing application.

Wound healing is a multi-stage process that is dynamic, interactive, and complicated. However, many nanomaterials are employed to expedite wound healing by demonstrating antibacterial activity or boosting cell proliferation. But only one phase is focused during the wound healing process. As a result, there is a need for optimum wound dressing materials that promotes different wound healing cascades with ideal properties. Herein, Graphene Oxide loaded with vanadium (V) doped titanium dioxide (TiO2) blended with chitosan, and polyvinyl alcohol (CS/PVA/GO/TiO2-V) patch was developed for wound healing. XRD, FTIR and FE-SEM analyses were carried out to study the morphology and structural property of the patch. The fabricated patch has a high surface porosity, excellent moisture vapor transfer rate, appropriate swelling behaviour, and oxygen permeability, which results in an excellent moist environment for wound breathing and effective management of wound exudates. The antibacterial test showed significant antibacterial efficacy against wound infections in the presence of light when compared to dark. In-vitro analysis such as hemocompatibility, cytotoxicity, cell adhesion, and scratch assay show the predicted potential wound healing application with high biocompatibility. These results suggest that CS/PVA/GO/TiO2-V patch provides a microenvironment favourable to cells' growth and differentiation and positively modulates full-thickness wounds' healing.

Multifunctional ZnO/SiO2 Core/Shell Nanoparticles for Bioimaging and Drug Delivery Application.

Semiconducting nanoparticles with luminescent properties are used as detection probes and drug carriers in in-vitro and in-vivo analysis. ZnO nanoparticles, due to its biocompatibility and low cost, have shown potential application in bioimaging and drug delivery. Thus, ZnO/SiO2 core/shell nanoparticle was synthesised by wet chemical method for fluorescent probing and drug delivery application. The synthesised core/shell nanomaterial was characterized using XRD, FTIR, UV-VIS spectroscopy, Raman spectroscopy, TEM and PL analysis. The silicon shell enhances the photoluminescence and aqueous stability of the pure ZnO nanoparticles. The porous surface of the shell acts as a carrier for sustained release of curcumin. The synthesized core/shell particle shows high cell viability, hemocompatibility and promising florescent property. Graphical Abstract.

Nanocomposite chitosan film containing graphene oxide/hydroxyapatite/gold for bone tissue engineering.

Recently, polymer based biomaterials are utilized in medical fields including surgical sutures, drug delivery devices, tissue supports and implants for interior bone fixation. However, polymer based implants leads to the formation of bio-films that are highly susceptible to microbial adhesion. In this study, we have fabricated Chitosan/Polyvinyl alcohol/Graphene oxide/Hydroxyapatite/gold films for potential orthopedic application. Graphene oxide/Hydroxyapatite/gold nanocomposite (GO/HAP/Au) was synthesized by simple hydrothermal method and GO/HAP/Au nanocomposite incorporated polymeric film was fabricated using gel casting method. The morphology, phase composition, crystalline structure and chemical state of the nanocomposite were characterized using as XRD, HR-TEM, FE-SEM and FT-IR. The bio-films were found to be biocompatible with mouse mesenchymal cells and it enhanced osteoblast differentiation as evidenced by more alkaline phosphatase activity at the cellular level. Hence, these results suggested that the developed nanocomposites films are osteogenic potential for treating bone and bone-related diseases. Antibacterial analysis of the films shows high inhibition zones against Gram positive and Gram Negative bacteria (Escherichia coli, streptococcus mutans, Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa). Thus, the obtained nanocomposites bio-films are highly biocompatible and it can be used for bone regeneration application.

Fabrication of Chitosan/PVA/GO/CuO patch for potential wound healing application.

Wound healing is a common issue in our day to day life. Our immune system repairs the damaged tissue by itself and its a time-consuming process. The GO/CuO nanocomposite (NC) was synthesized through the sol-gel method. XRD, FT-IR, Raman, and TEM analysis were used to analysis the physico-chemical properties of the sample. The GO/CuO patches were prepared using chitosan (Cs)/poly vinyl alcohol (PVA) due to its biocompatibility and biodegradable nature. The obtained patches showed better antimicrobial and wound healing property than recently reported materials. The GO/CuO NC plays a major part in angiogenesis process and in the synthesis, stabilization of extracellular matrix skin proteins. Thus, GO/CuO NC enhance the wound healing mechanism by increasing cell proliferation, antimicrobial property and rapid initiation of inflammatory. Moreover, the antimicrobial activity of CuO, GO, GO/CuO and GO/CuO patch were tested against bacteria causing wound infections. Cs/PVA patch and Cs/PVA/GO/CuO patch were analyzed for swelling, evaporation and degradation behavior. Increase in cell viability and migration of NIH3t3 cells by NC patch shows a potential way for wound healing applications.

PVA/SA/TiO2-CUR patch for enhanced wound healing application: In vitro and in vivo analysis.

Wound healing is a complex multistep process. Wound healing materials should have good antibacterial activity against wound infection causing microbes. Curcumin has effective antimicrobial activity, anti-inflammatory and antioxidant property. Titanium dioxide (TiO2) is a biocompatible, nontoxic material used for many biomedical applications. The Usage of curcumin tagged TiO2 nanoparticles for wound healing activity is promising due to the properties of both curcumin and TiO2. We have synthesized curcumin tagged TiO2 nanoparticles. The synthesized materials are characterized with XRD, FTIR and TEM. TiO2-Cur nanocomposite was incorporated into poly vinyl alcohol (PVA) and sodium alginate (SA) patch. The PVA/SA/TiO2-Cur patch was prepared by gel casting method. Antibacterial efficiency of PVA/SA/TiO2-Cur patch was analyzed. Further, in vivo studies conducted on Wister rats confirmed the enhanced wound healing property of the PVA/SA/TiO2-Cur patch. Our results suggest that this could be an ideal biomaterial for wound dressing applications.