A dermal equivalent having a trilayered structure was designed by combining a silver nanoparticles incorporated chitosan film with a bilayer collagen-chitosan/silicon membrane dermal equivalent (BDE). The silver nanoparticles prepared at different conditions were characterized by UV-Vis and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The macroscopic sharp and the microstructure of the trilayer dermal equivalent (TDE) were also studied. Then

the in vitro antibacterial property of TDE was evaluated by the antibacterial zone test. The effect of the incorporated silver nanoparticles on the resistance of wound infection was further studied by the in vivo animal test. The results prove that the silver nanoparticles incorporated TDE has a better antibacterial property

thus may be potentially applied to a broader field in skin repair such as full thickness defect and burn.