Estudo comparativo da membrana e do hidrogel de celulose bacteriana com colágeno em dorso de ratos

Abstract

Since the beginning of the human race, there was those who sought to assist the body in a natural attempt to restore yours injured parts. One of the main current challenges is the replacement of body tissues, including areas of skin lesion. A biomaterial can be used to improve, enhance or replace, partially or fully tissues or organs. The membrane of bacterial cellulose (BC) has moldability, good mechanical properties, selective permeability, allowing the passage of water vapor but preventing the passage of microorganisms. The collagen (COL) has been widely used as material in the manufacture of biomaterials. In this study was obtained hydrogel and membrane BC-COL, characterized in different ways. Were realized in vivo studies, macroscopic and histological analyzes from dressings of BC-COL, comparing with controls (clot and collagenase ointment), after applying in wounds on the backs of rats. The animals were sacrificed after 3, 7, 15 and 30 days, and the scars were processed according to histological routine to HE staining. The characterizations performed in this study (scanning electron microscopy (SEM), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), infrared spectroscopy with Fourier transform (FT-IR) and X-ray diffraction (XRD)) confirmed the incorporation of the COL to matrices BC. The macroscopic evaluation only demonstrated statistically significant difference of tissue repair between treatments at seven days postoperative, and the hydrogel showed a trend for a faster repair. The results of the histological evaluation showed statistically significant difference in inflammatory tissue reaction between treatments in all periods studied. In quality evaluation, quantity and orientation of collagen fibers, only three days period didn't show statistically significant difference between treatments. We conclude from these results that the two dressings are biocompatible.