THE EFFECT OF HYDROGEL DRESSING COPOLYMER POLI(VINYLPIRROLIDONE) (PVP) - k- CARRAGEENAN PREPARED BY RADIATION AND HEALING TIMES ON THE RADIUS REDUCTIONS BURN INJURIED OF WISTAR WHITE RAT

Erizal Erizal (Centre for the Application Technology of Isotopes and Radiation, National Nuclear Energy Agency, Jl. Cinere Ps. Jumat PO BOX 7002, JKSKL 12070)

Indonesian Journal of Chemistry
Vol 8, No 2 (2008)

The pre-clinical study of poly (vinyl pirrolidone) (PVP)-k- carrageenan hydrogel has been carried out. The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of hydrogel for healing burn injuried in the rats. The hydrogels were prepared by g-irradiation of aqueous solutions of 15 wt.-% PVP and 2 wt.-% k- carrageenan at a sterilization dose of 25 kGy. The physico-chemical properties of hydrogels were investigated. The results showed that the hydrogels suitable as candidate for wound dressing with gel fraction of 90 ± 5 (%), the water absorption was 4500 ± 55 (w/w), the water content was 83 ± 2 (%), tensile strength was 1,5 ± 0,1 kg/cm2 and adhesiveness was 0. The effect of the hydrogel as wound dressing was evaluated by attaching to a burn of the back skin of rats as a function of time observation. Advantages of the hydrogel were slightly faster rate of reducing radius diameter of injured burn skin, easy removal without damage to renewed skin.