Investigation of electrospun chitosan nanofibers reinforced with mesoporous silicon oxide decorated with silver nanoparticles in diabetic wound treatment.

The purpose of this research is to biosynthesize chitosan reinforced with mesoporous silica nanoparticles containing different percentages of silver nanoparticles nanocomposites by the electrospinning method and evaluate them in the treatment of diabetic wounds. To reach this goal, mesoporous silica nanoparticles containing silver nanoparticles were produced by the green synthesis method and their characterization was investigated. SEM and TEM results showed that all nanoparticles were spherical in shape and had smooth surfaces, and mesoporous silica was well decorated by silver nanoparticles. Then, by preparing a chitosan polymer solution and adding mesoporous silica containing silver nanoparticles with different percentages, nanofibers were produced by the electrospinning method. SEM and EDS analysis showed that the produced nanofibers were thin and without any willow and the existence of silver nanoparticles was confirmed. According to the tensile results, the mechanical properties of nanofibers increased with increasing silver percentage. Additionally, 7 % silver nanofibers possessed a good balance of mechanical strength, regenerative efficacy, and biocompatibility-proving to be the most suitable for diabetic wound healing. Histological and stereological evaluation confirmed that 7 % Ag sample exhibited notable improvement of fibroblast density, collagen synthesis, and neovascularization-possessing obvious comparative advantages over the other groups in the wound healing process.