Nano-silver-decorated microfibrous eggshell membrane: processing, cytotoxicity assessment and optimization, antibacterial activity and wound healing

Abstract An ideal wound dressing can both promote wound healing and prevent bacterial infection. Here, we report a potential dressing prepared by incorporating an optimized concentration of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) into the microfibers of a natural eggshell membrane (EM) using environmentally fr...

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Autores principales: Menglong Liu, Gaoxing Luo, Yuzhen Wang, Rui Xu, Ying Wang, Weifeng He, Jianglin Tan, Malcolm Xing, Jun Wu
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Publicado: Nature Portfolio 2017
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Sumario:Abstract An ideal wound dressing can both promote wound healing and prevent bacterial infection. Here, we report a potential dressing prepared by incorporating an optimized concentration of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) into the microfibers of a natural eggshell membrane (EM) using environmentally friendly and mussel-inspired dopamine. Briefly, acid-treated EM was used as a porous membrane for polydopamine-reduced AgNPs synthesis. To obtain the optimal cytocompatible silver concentration, cellular attachment and MTT assay were performed with different concentrations of AgNPs. The morphology of the EM and AgNPs was confirmed by scanning electronic microscopy, scanning transmission electronic microscopy and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. The synthesized EM/AgNPs exhibited steady and safe AgNPs release, which was further tested for antibacterial activity against Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus by disc diffusion method and bacterial suspension assay. Finally, in a murine full-thickness skin wound model, we found that EM/AgNPs could promote re-epithelialization, granulation tissue formation and wound healing via enhancing cell proliferation, as demonstrated by the expression of proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA), and controlling inflammation response, as demonstrated by the expression of interleukin-1β (IL-1β). These findings suggest that EM/AgNPs may have a promising application in wound management.