We are all aware that healing of a wound takes a lot of time and a number of researches have been going on in order to make it a faster process. This becomes more difficult in the case of burn wounds and in order to make this process a little faster pure silver nanoparticles are being used for healing burn wounds.
These pure silver nanoparticles have been produced using nanotechnology and it has been found out to be effective in treatment of wounds and reducing the visible scars. Besides this they also contained anti bacterial properties.
Dr. Kenneth Wong, Clinical Assistant Professor, University of HongKong stated:
We investigated the wound-healing properties of silver nanoparticles in an animal model and found that rapid healing and improved cosmetic appearance occur in a dose-dependent manner. We showed that silver nanoparticles exert positive effects besides antibacterial properties: the addition of silver modulates the cytokines involved in wound healing; the degree of inflammation is reduced by silver; and the rate of wound healing is increased with silver
