Research Article

Phytofabrication of Bioactive Molecules Encapsulated Metallic Silver Nanoparticles from Cucumis sativus L. and Its Enhanced Wound Healing Potential in Rat Model

Table 1

Effect of externally applied green synthesized LEAgNPs based ointment on excision wound model in experimental rats.

Treatment groupsWound contraction (mm2) on day ± SE and percentage of wound contraction
Day 0Day 3Day 6Day 9Day 12Day 15Day 18Day 21

Control507.64 ± 0.70474.60 ± 4.72398.76 ± 3.29362.73 ± 5.87282.09 ± 6.63204.8 ± 10.1295.39 ± 4.6833.11 ± 2.90
Std. drug506.48 ± 2.38462.52 ± 2.36350.14 ± 11.5298.57 ± 3.56177.7 ± 5.7180.33 ± 9.9518.48 ± 2.095.17 ± 1.35
AgNPs 508.34 ± 1.20415.48 ± 5.52329.84 ± 3.49262.10 ± 7.26138.1 ± 3.1216.16 ± 2.062.33 ± 0.590 ± 0.00

The values are mean ± SEM () with statistically significant difference in comparison with control group: .