Chitosan-Enriched Solution Blow Spun Poly(Ethylene Oxide) Nanofibers with Poly(Dimethylsiloxane) Hydrophobic Outer Layer for Skin Healing and Regeneration

Chitosan (CS)/poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO)-based nanofiber mats have attracted particular attention as advanced materials for medical and pharmaceutical applications. In the scope of present studies, solution blow spinning was applied to produce nanofibers from PEO and CS and physicochemical and biopharmaceutical studies were carried out to investigate their potential as wound nanomaterial for skin healing and regeneration. Additional coating with hydrophobic poly(dimethylsiloxane) was applied to favor removal of nanofibers from the wound surface. Unmodified nanofibers displayed highly porous structure with the presence of uniform, randomly aligned nanofibers, in contrast to coated materials in which almost all the free spaces were filled in with poly(dimethylsiloxane). Infrared spectroscopy indicated that solution blow technique did not influence the molecular nature of native polymers. Obtained nanofibers exhibited sufficient wound exudate absorbency, which appears beneficial to moisturize the wound bed during the healing process. Formulations displayed greater tensile strength as compared to commercial hydrofiber-like dressing materials comprised of carboxymethylcellulose sodium or calcium alginate, which points toward their protective function against mechanical stress. Coating with hydrophobic poly(dimethylsiloxane) (applied to favor nanofiber removal from the wound surface) impacted porosity and decreased both mechanical properties and adherence to excised human skin, though the obtained values were comparable to those attained for commercial hydrofiber-like materials. In vitro cytotoxicity and irritancy studies showed biocompatibility and no skin irritant response of nanofibers in contact with a reconstituted three-dimensional human skin model, while scratch assay using human fibroblast cell line HDFa revealed the valuable potential of CS/PEO nanofibers to promote cell migration at an early stage of injury.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:23

Enthalten in:

International journal of molecular sciences - 23(2022), 9 vom: 05. Mai

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Szymańska, Emilia [VerfasserIn]
Wojasiński, Michał [VerfasserIn]
Czarnomysy, Robert [VerfasserIn]
Dębowska, Renata [VerfasserIn]
Łopianiak, Iwona [VerfasserIn]
Adasiewicz, Kamil [VerfasserIn]
Ciach, Tomasz [VerfasserIn]
Winnicka, Katarzyna [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

3WJQ0SDW1A
63148-62-9
9012-76-4
Anti-Bacterial Agents
Baysilon
Chitosan
Dimethylpolysiloxanes
Ethylene Oxide
Excised human skin
Fibroblast migration
JJH7GNN18P
Journal Article
Nanofibers
Poly(ethylene oxide)
Polyethylene Glycols
Solution blow spinning
Wound healing

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Date Completed 17.05.2022

Date Revised 16.07.2022

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.3390/ijms23095135

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM340864699