Hemostatic and antibacterial PVA/Kaolin composite sponges loaded with penicillin–streptomycin for wound dressing applications

Abstract Hemorrhage is the major hindrance over the wound healing, which triggers microbial infections and might provoke traumatic death. Herein, new hemostatic and antibacterial PVA/Kaolin composite sponges were crosslinked using a freeze-thawing approach and boosted by penicillin–streptomycin (Pen...

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Main Authors: Tamer M. Tamer, Maysa M. Sabet, Ahmed M. Omer, Eman Abbas, Alaa I. Eid, Mohamed S. Mohy-Eldin, Mohamed A. Hassan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2021-02-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-82963-1