This study compares a wound dressing based on bacterial cellulose/collagen (BC/COL) hydrogel in rat dorsum with commercial collagenase ointment and untreated wound. The hydrogel was characterized by Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), Thermogravimetric Analysis (TGA), Fourier transformed-Infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR) and X-ray diffraction (XRD). According to the In vivo test and macroscopic evaluation, BC/COL hydrogel showed a better repair of wounds and promoted statistically significant differences of tissue repair between treatments on the 7th day after surgery. Better quality, quantity and orientation evaluation of collagen fibers (p=0.0001) were observed in the BC/COL hydrogel and collagenase ointment groups in relation to the control group. The BC/COL hydrogel promoted better wound healing than collagenase and the control group, therefore, it can be considered a potential wound dressing for skin regeneration.
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De Sousa Moraes, P. R. F., Saska, S., Barud, H., De Lima, L. R., Da Conceicao Amaro Martins, V., De Guzzi Plepis, A. M., … Gaspar, A. M. M. (2016). Bacterial cellulose/collagen hydrogel for wound healing. Materials Research, 19(1), 106–116. https://doi.org/10.1590/1980-5373-MR-2015-0249
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