Chitosan treated Textile substrates for Wound care applications

Wound dressing selection is somewhat challenging because of the availability of large varieties of dressings in the market. Each product has its own specific actions, benefits and drawbacks. Hence, determining which dressing best suits a patient’s needs is a multi-faceted process. Dressing choice depends on factors such as wound type and appearance, exudate, presence or absence of pain and required dressing changing frequency. Nowadays, chitosan incorporated/applied wound dressings are predominant in the wound management system due to their unique properties like biocompatibility, biodegradability, non-toxic nature etc. A review on the literatures published in the area of chitosan coated textile substrates for wound care applications is presented here.