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A Chitosan-Based Hydrogel Containing Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles As a Carrier for Improving Antibacterial Activity and Controlling the Release of Antibiotics Publisher



Rastegari A1 ; Hasanshakir F1 ; Mohammadi Z1 ; Saadatpor F2 ; Faghihi H1 ; Moraffah F3
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  1. 1. Department of Pharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical Nanotechnology, School of Pharmacy, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  2. 2. Molecular Virology Lab, Department of Microbiology, School of Biology, College of Science, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
  3. 3. Department of Pharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

Source: Micro and Nano Letters Published:2023


Abstract

Microbial infections are considered one of the most important concerns of the world community. Developing drug delivery systems based on formulation of nanoparticles (NPs) with antimicrobial agents has shown beneficial effectiveness against microbial infections and related antimicrobial resistance. In this study, the authors prepared and characterized a chitosan-based hydrogel loaded with zinc oxide NPs for controlling the release of vancomycin and also improving its antibacterial effect. Characterization studies demonstrated that the developed biopolymeric hydrogel was able to sustain and control the release of vancomycin in response to acidic media for 96 h. Furthermore, antimicrobial studies showed significant and efficient antibacterial activity of prepared hydrogel against Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Based on the obtained results, it can be concluded that the prepared chitosan hydrogel (CH) containing zinc oixde (ZnO) NPs has a desirable activity for controlling the release of vancomycin and improving its antibacterial properties. © 2023 The Authors. Micro & Nano Letters published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of The Institution of Engineering and Technology.