Flexible and microporous chitosan hydrogel/nano ZnO composite bandages for wound dressing: in vitro and in vivo evaluation.

By P. Kumar, V. Lakshmanan, T. Anilkumar, C. Ramya, P. Reshmi, A. Unnikrishnan, S. Nair, R. Jayakumar. ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 2012

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Chitosan/nano ZnO composite films: Enhanced mechanical, antimicrobial and dielectric properties (2018, background): “The decreased activity of all kinds of composites towards S. aureus bacteria is due to the presence of thick layer of peptide glycans in its cell wall (Leceta et al., 2013; Sudheesh Kumar et al., 2012).”
A review on polymeric hydrogel membranes for wound dressing applications: PVA-based hydrogel dressings (2017, methodology): “ChitosanZnO nanocomposite hydrogels were prepared as wound bandages [91].”
Properties of Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles and Their Activity Against Microbes (2018, methodology): “hyicus which were also identified from the swab of mice wound and successfully treated with chitosan zinc oxide bandage in about 3 weeks [100].”
Drug Delivery Systems and Materials for Wound Healing Applications (2018, neutral): “The antibacterial activity of chitosan and ZnO particles combined with the release of zinc ions improved keratinocyte motility in the wound area and promoted epithelization and healing (Figure 2d) [76].”