Composite Scaffolds Based on Silver Nanoparticles for Biomedical Applications

Table 1

Potential applications of the synthesized samples.

Materials	Synthesis method	Potential applications
Colloidal silver	Chemical reduction	Treatment of different infections (equivalent of antibiotics) or even cancer and so forth
COLL/Ag	Chemical reduction	Skin cancer or burns (not recommended in the case of infections because glucose and its derivatives could serve as a growth medium)
	PS symmetric	Skin cancer, infections associated with burns (can be used also for the people with diabetes)
	PS asymmetric	Skin cancer/infections (silver-rich face is in contact with the skin); burns (silver-rich face is not in contact with the skin; Ag nanoparticles are only for their antiseptic activity)
HA/Ag or COLL/HA-Ag	Chemical reduction	Treatment of bone defects and even for bone cancer (Ag nanoparticles have antitumoral activity and antiseptic activity, respectively)
	PS symmetric
	PS asymmetric	Treatment of bone defects and bone cancer (silver-rich face has to be in contact with cancerous tissue due to its antitumoral and antiseptic activity)