The impact of the dibutyrylchitin molar mass on the bioactive properties of dressings used to treat soft tissue wounds
✍ Scribed by Izabella Krucinska; Agnieszka Komisarczyk; Danuta Paluch; Maria Szymonowicz; Boguslawa Zywicka; Stanislaw Pielka
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2011
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 995 KB
- Volume
- 100B
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1552-4973
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✦ Synopsis
Abstract
In this work, we describe a novel technique for producing biocompatible medical products with bioactive properties from the biodegradable polymer dibutyrylchitin (DBC). Materials produced by blowing out polymer solutions have excellent hemostaic properties and are easy to handle during surgery. Biocompatibility studies, encompassing hemostasis and the evaluation of post‐implantation reactions, indicate that the biological properties of DBC depend on the molecular mass of the polymer. Lower molecular mass polymers are preferable for use in implanted wound dressings. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Biomed Mater Res Part B: Appl Biomater, 2012.