Author(s)

Khodeja Afrin¹, Kaniz Fatema¹, Fariha Afrose¹, Md. Abdus Samad Azad¹, Md. Shamim Akter², Md. Saiful Alam¹, Papia Haque², Yeasmin Akter^1*, Newaz Mohammed Bahadur^1*

¹Department of Applied Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Noakhali Science and Technology University, Noakhali, Bangladesh.
²Department of Applied Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

This study was carried out to prepare ZnO nanoparticles incorporated acrylamide grafted chitosan composite film for possible biomedical application especially drug loading in wound healing. ZnO nanoparticles were prepared by co-precipitation method from zinc acetate di-hydrate and incorporated in acrylamide grafted chitosan. FT-IR and TGA of the prepared composite film confirmed the successful incorporation of ZnO nanoparticles in the acrylamide-grafted polymer matrix. SEM images showed that the ZnO nanoparticles were homogeneously distributed on the porous matrix of the composite film. Water uptake and buffer uptake analysis revealed that the composite film could hold water and buffer sufficiently, which facilitated the absorption of exudate from the wound site. Amoxicillin was loaded in the prepared composite film and the maximum loading efficiency was found to be 67.33% with drug concentration of 300 ppm. In vitro studies showed greater antimicrobial activity of drug-loaded composite film compared to both pure film and standard antibiotic disc. Finally, the In vivo mouse model showed maximum healing efficiency compared to conventional gauge bandages because the loading of antibiotic in the film produced a synergistic effect and healing time was reduced.

Chitosan, ZnO Nanoparticles, Wound Management, Acrylamide Grafting, Bacterial Resistance, Drug Loading

Afrin, K. , Fatema, K. , Afrose, F. , Azad, M. , Akter, M. , Alam, M. , Haque, P. , Akter, Y. and Bahadur, N. (2024) ZnO Incorporated Acrylamide Grafted Chitosan Based Composite Film for Advanced Wound Healing Applications. Open Journal of Applied Sciences, 14, 1034-1051. doi: 10.4236/ojapps.2024.144069.