TY - JOUR ID - 250602 TI - Incorporation of Silver Sulfadiazine into An Electrospun Composite of Polycaprolactone as An Antibacterial Scaffold for Wound Healing in Rats JO - Cell Journal (Yakhteh) JA - CELLJ LA - en SN - 2228-5806 AU - Nejaddehbashi, Fereshteh AU - Hashemitabar, Mahmoud AU - Bayati, Vahid AU - Moghimipour, Eskandar AU - Movaffagh, Jabraeel AU - Orazizadeh, Mahmoud AD - Cellular and Molecular Research Center, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran AD - Cellular and Molecular Research Center, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran ;Department of Anatomical Sciences, School of Medicine, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran AD - Cellular and Molecular Research Center, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran ;Nanotechnology Research Center, Faculty of Pharmacy, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran AD - 4Targeted Drug Delivery Research Center, Pharmaceutical Technology Institute, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran Y1 - 2019 PY - 2019 VL - 21 IS - 4 SP - 379 EP - 390 KW - Nanofibers KW - Polycaprolactone KW - Silver sulfadiazine KW - Tissue engineering KW - Wound healing DO - 10.22074/cellj.2020.6341 N2 - ObjectiveFabrication of an antibiotic-loaded scaffold with controlled release properties for wound dressing is one of tissue engineering challenges. The aim of this study was to evaluate the wound-healing effectiveness of 500-µm thick polycaprolactone (PCL) nanofibrous mat containing silver sulfadiazine (SSD) as an antibacterial agent. Materials and Methods In this experimental study, an electrospun membrane of PCL nanofibrous mat containing 0.3% weight SSD with 500 µm thickness, was prepared. Morphological and thermomechanical characteristics of nanofibers were evaluated. Drug content and drug release properties as well as the surface hydrophobicity of the nanofibrous membrane were determined. Antimicrobial properties and cellular viability of the scaffold were also examined. A full thickness wound of 400 mm2 was created in rats, to evaluate the wound-healing effects of PCL/SSD blend in comparison with PCL and vaseline gas used as the control group. Results SSD at a concentration of 0.3% improved physicochemical properties of PCL. This concentration of SSD did not inhibit the attachment of human dermal fibroblasts (HDFs) to nanofibers in vitro, but showed antibacterial activity against Gram-positive Staphylococcus aureus (ST) and Gram-negative Pseudomonas aeruginosa (PS). Overall, results showed that SSD improves characteristics of PCL nanofibrous film and improves wound-healing process in one-week earlier compared to control. Conclusion Cytotoxicity of SSD in fabricated nanofibrous mat is a critical challenge in designing an effective wound dressing that neutralizes cellular toxicity and improves antimicrobial activity. The PCL/SSD nanofibrous membrane with 500- µm thickness and 0.3% (w/v) SSD showed applicable characteristics as a wound dressing and it accelerated wound healing process in vivo. UR - https://www.celljournal.org/article_250602.html L1 - https://www.celljournal.org/article_250602_c8b48d133f8e41f677210371028f238d.pdf ER -