Evaluation of the antimicrobial activity of an antiseptic hydrogel prepared with silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) against Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa

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DM can increase the risk of having some skin problems, such as bacterial and fungal infections that lead to ulcers that are very difficult to heal, and a large percentage of patients even lose their lower extremities. A proposal for the care of ulcer wounds, diabetic foot, burns, among others, is to implement patches and/or bandages with a silver nanoparticle gel used as an antiseptic, as an alternative administration system to antibiotics to control and inhibit the colonization of microorganisms such as super bacteria. Silver nanoparticles have a great potential in biomedical applications such as bactericidal, fungicidal, antiviral or agent healing, among others. Of all its uses, one of the most important is his employment as an agent disinfectant for hygienic and medical purposes. In this work we prepared a hydrogel with a concentration of 1000 μg/mL of Ag NPs, and stability studies were carried out: pH study of the final formulation and physical study to corroborate that the hydrogel maintains its appearance, color, odor and pH for 30 days at 25 °C and 40 °C. Its antimicrobial activity was evaluated and compared against a commercial cream containing silver sulfadiazine. From the Kirby-Bauer test, obtaining an average diameter of the inhibition zones for our hydrogel of 13.00 mm to 15.00 mm. While the average diameter of the inhibition zones for the commercial cream was 10.00 mm. Therefore, the hydrogel elaborated with AgNPs has good microbial activity against Staphylococcus aureus and against Pseudomonas aeruginosa . Nanoscience Metabolic diseases antibiotic resistant microorganisms silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) medical applications chronic wounds. Full Text Additional Declarations The authors declare no competing interests. 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