Preparation of Wound Healing Hydrogels Based on Silicon, Iron, Zinc, and Boron Glycerolates: Toxicological Profile, Hemostatic and Antimicrobial Effects
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https://doi.org/10.9734/bpi/psnid/v5/5149Keywords:
Sol–gel processing, silicon, iron(III), zinc, boron glycerolates, nanoscale structure, glycerohydrogel, hemostatic, antimicrobial and wound healing activityAbstract
Treating wounds and their rapid healing is considered an important topic in ancient and modern research. The use of hydrogels is a promising strategy for achieving hemostasis and wound healing. Sol-gel synthesis is one of the methods for obtaining hydrogels. An innovative direction in sol-gel synthesis is the use of biogenic element polyolates (glycerolates) as biocompatible precursors with a wide range of pharmacological activity. It was shown that hydrogels based on silicon, iron, zinc, and boron glycerolates are non-toxic, and exhibit pronounced hemostatic activity, as well as antimicrobial activity, which is more pronounced for silicon-iron-zinc-boron and silicon-iron-boron glycerolate hydrogels. The results obtained indicate that these glycerolate hydrogels are potential hemostatic and antibiotic-independent antimicrobial agents for topical wound healing applications in medical and veterinary practice.