Sea cucumber (Stichopus hermanii) based hydrogel to treat burn wounds in rats

• Main Authors: Mohd Zohdi, Rozaini, Abu Bakar @ Zakaria, Md Zuki, Yusof, Norimah, Mohamed Mustapha, Noordin, Abdullah, Muhammad Nazrul Hakim
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley Periodicals 2011
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/25367/1/25367.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/25367/

Malaysian sea cucumber was incorporated into hydrogel formulation by using electron beam irradiation technique and was introduced as novel cross-linked Gamat Hydrogel dressing. This study investigated whether Gamat Hydrogel enhanced repair of deep partial skin thickness burn wound in rats and its po...