Here, an innovative kind of antibacterial nanocomposite film is developed by incorporating graphene oxide and zinc oxide into chitosan matrix. Our dressing was fabricated using the solution casting method. Fourier transform infrared spectra and TGA-DTG clearly confirmed the structure of film dressing. Our results showed the tensile strength and elongation at the break of the films were 20.1 ± 0.7 MPa and 36 ± 10%, respectively. Our fabricated film could absorb at least three-times the fluid of its dry weight while being biocompatible, antibacterial, non-irritant and non-allergic. In addition, it accelerated the healing process of infected wounds by regulating epithelium thickness and the number of inflammatory cells, thus it may be useful for direct application to damaged infected wounds.

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