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Natural Hydrogels as Wound Dressing for Skin Wound-Healing Applications

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Natural polymers are widely used to produce hydrogels for skin wound-healing applications. Hydrogels possess porosity, water absorption and water retention capability, mechanical properties, and biocompatibility. Also, bioactive molecules and metal nanoparticles can be added into hydrogels to improve antimicrobial and wound-healing properties, which are necessary for dressing. This chapter reviews the main physicochemical and biological properties of the natural hydrogels used as a wound dressing. The different natural polymers such as chitosan, alginate, cellulose, and gelatin and fabrication methods to produce hydrogels are described. This chapter will contribute to a better understanding of natural hydrogels as a potential dressing for skin wound-healing applications.

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    Gabriela Fletes-Vargas

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Fletes-Vargas, G., Rodríguez-Preciado, S.Y., Díaz-Zaragoza, M., Rodríguez-Rodríguez, R. (2023). Natural Hydrogels as Wound Dressing for Skin Wound-Healing Applications. In: Sheikh, F.A., Majeed, S., Beigh, M.A. (eds) Interaction of Nanomaterials With Living Cells. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-2119-5_15

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