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Biomaterials Congress 2019

Materials Science and Nanotechnology | Volume 3

June 19-20, 2019 | Dublin, Ireland

OF EXCELLENCE

IN INTERNATIONAL

MEETINGS

YEARS

BIOMATERIALS,

CELLULAR AND TISSUE ENGINEERING

International Conference on

FUNCTIONAL SODIUM ALGINATE NANO FIBROUS SCAFFOLD FORWOUND HEALING

Shiny P John

Guru Nanak College, India

ound healing is a complex process involving several biological factors. Although the body’s defense

mechanism aids in healing, several biomaterials are designed to promote faster healing and preventing

infection. Tissue engineering has advanced incredibly to address major problems in wound healing. Electro-

spinning of polymers to form a scaffold is one such sophisticated technology. So, sodium alginate a natural

polymer was found to be a good material owing to its inherent properties to function as a potent wound

dressing material. Sodium alginate (SA) was electro spun along with the water soluble polymer polyvinyl al-

cohol (PVA). Polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB), another biodegradable polymer was co-electrospun along with SA-

PVA; PHB formed the core of the fiber while SA-PVA formed the outer shell of the fiber. To further improve the

functionality of the scaffold, silver nanoparticles were loaded in the alginate solution which proved to act as

an effective antibacterial agent. On controlling infection and progress the healing of wound, arginine- a vital

amino acid was loaded and spun in the polymer solution with PHB. This formed a complete biomaterial for

cutaneous wound healing. Thus this scaffold was found to be a multi-functional dressing material with control

over the infection and advancing the process of wound healing.

Shiny P John, Mater Sci Nanotechnol 2019, Volume 3

Shiny P John has completed his Doctorate in Nano biotechnology, where he fabricated silver and platinum nanoparticles for anti-

cancer application. After his Doctorate, he joined CSIR-CLRI for his Post-Doctoral work funded by the Department of Science and

Technology, India. His research in the Biological Materials Laboratory in CLRI was on the development of a dual functioning scaffold

for skin regeneration. He has published 12 research articles in peer-reviewed international journals and also presented papers in

several conferences. His areas of interest include nano biotechnology and nanotechnology for tissue engineering.

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