Preparation and Characterization of Chitosan based Hydrogel Formulation by using Acetic acid and Propylene glycol for Wound Healing Application.

Hydrogels have drawn great attention to researchers for its versatile kinds of properties, particularly in biomedical fields of research. The present hydrogels prepared by using chitosan as base material and acetic acid (aq) and propylene glycol as solvents for wound healing application. The durability of the hydrogels were lasted for prolong duration and its physico-chemical and biological properties were evaluated in a systematic manner. The microbiological screening has demonstrated the positive cellular mouse skin fibroblast activity against cell line (NIH 3T3). Viability was measured based on the esterase enzyme activity and plasma membrane integrity by FDA assay. The assays for cell proliferation and viability showed that prepared hydrogel was biocompatible. The studies of swelling and drug delivery were conducted with impressive results. Overall, this finding indicates the suitability of prepared hydrogel for wound healing application. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]