Open AccessFORMULATING A THERAPEUTIC CREAM FOR BURN INJURY USING CYANOBACTERIAL EXTRACTS AND GOLD NANOPARTICLES
Author(s) -
Seok Gyu Han,
Jian Song,
Jong Bin Lee
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
zenodo (cern european organization for nuclear research)
Language(s) - English
DOI - 10.5281/zenodo.376416
Subject(s) - colloidal gold , burn injury , nanoparticle , nanotechnology , traditional medicine , medicine , materials science , surgery
The field of medication has advanced in a rapid way. Most attention has been directed towards the treatment of global scale diseases like cancer, diabetes, and AIDS. However, the treatment of non-transmittant illnesses, such as burn injuries, has not received enough attention. Burn injury is one of the leading causes of morbidity in the world. Globally, thousands suffer from long-term consequences due to the lack of effective first-aid treatment burn injury. Many commercial burn creams available today have been found to be ineffective in providing the needs that must be fulfilled to treat a burn wound effectively. This research of formulating a therapeutic cream has been motivated as a way to alleviate the pains of burn patients. The cream has been formulated, considering on the three essential elements: antibacterial strength, moisturizing capability, blister reduction ability, and anesthetic effect. Spirulina Plantensis extract and gold nanoparticles have been synersized for maximum antibacterial strength. Glycerine for moisturization and sodium dodecyl sulfate for blister reduction were enforced. Lidocaine has been added to provide anesthetic effect to the cream. Various tests have been conducted and verified the effectiveness of our burn injury cream