| Newly, the use of biocompatible injectable hydrogel with appropriate features for application in the tissue engineering area as a perfect wound dressing has been more attracted. For this purpose, the curcumin loaded Zein
nanoparticles/aldehyde-modified guar gum/silk fibroin (Cur-NPs/OGG/SF) hydrogel networks were successfully
developed to increase the Cur bioavailability during the wound treatment procedure. Fabricated hydrogels were
assessed for their morphological, thermal stability, degradation, and mechanical features. By varying the OGG/SF
weight ratios, the physicochemical features of hydrogels without or with Cur-loaded Zein NPs were studied. The
results showed that with enhancing the OGG content, the degradation behavior of hydrogels were improved. Besides, Cur-NPs/OGG/SF hydrogels increased the cell proliferation without any cytotoxic effect on mouse embryonic fibroblast (NIH-3T3) cells. The Cur-NPs/OGG/SF hydrogel exposed inhibition activity against Bacillus
(15.26 ± 1.09 mm) and E. coli (11.54± 1.36 mm) bacteria. These achieved results recommended that the
novel developed hydrogel could be suitable for wound healing application |