Improving Fibrin Hydrogels’ Mechanical Properties, through Addition of Silica or Chitosan-Silica Materials, for Potential Application as Wound Dressings

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Silica (S) colloidal properties. Hydrodynamic diameter size: distribution for 4 mg/mL S (a) and 20 mg/mL S (b) changes after exposure to the fibrin precursor (c) measured by Dynamic Light Scattering (DLS) and ζ-potential results (d). Different at a significance level of 0.005 for n = 4.

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