MODIFICATION OF MICROBIAL CELLULOSE’S WETTABILITY BY APPLYING SUCCINIC ACID FOR WOUND DRESSING

Global Wound Care Congress

September 12-13, 2016 San Antonio, USA

Amin Meftahi, Abusaeed Rashidia, Ramin Khajavi, Mohammad Karim Rahimi and Abbas Bahador

Islamic Azad University, Iran
Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Iran

Posters & Accepted Abstracts: J Nurs Care

Abstract :

Succinic acid as a crosslinking agent for cellulosic material has been applied in various industries. Therefore, this research attempt to modify the wettability of Microbial Cellulose(MC) by crosslinking it with succinic acid which can be supplied as a new product for wound care. In this regard, purified MC layers were put on solution which contain 10% succinic acid and 5% Sodium HypoPhosphite (SHP) for 12 hours and then dried and cured at 130Ã?Â?C. Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy(FTIR) has been used for assessing chemical structure of new layer. Furthermore, SEM has been applied for studying the surface structure and morphology of raw and treated layers. Thickness and wettability of raw and treated layers were also evaluated. Obtained result indicated that ester structure create in cellulose and treated layer has 18% thickness and can absorb 1.3 times water more than raw layer. According to the result, this layer can be used for wound care application due to having more rehydration than raw MC.

Biography :

Email: a_meftahi@azad.ac.ir