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to release N-acetyl-b--glucosamine, which initiates broblast proliferation
and helps in ordered collagen deposition and stimulates increased level of
natural hyaluronic acid synthesis at the wound site. It helps in faster wound
healing and scar prevention.
3.4.6 Alginate Filaments
Alginate laments coated by chitosan are developed for advanced wound
dressings. Cotton fabric surface modied by chitosan absorbs antibiotic mol-
ecules from aqueous solution. The quantity of absorption depends on the
degree of modication of the samples. With the higher degree of modica-
tion, higher amount of antibiotic can be bonded by the textile. Such cotton
textile nishing enables to achieve therapeuti