Keywords: Cellulose; nanocrystal; ferulic acid; antimicrobial; wound dressing; control release; ; ; ; ; ; EN Cellulose nanocrystal ferulic acid antimicrobial wound dressing control release ZH 8727 8737 11 11/21/22 20221220 NES 221220 Introduction Wound healing is a complex and vibrant process of reconstitution, restoration and replacing tissue layers of injured tissues. The antimicrobial efficiency of the ferulic acid-grafted nanocellulose film was expressed in percentage of growth and compared against negative control (nanocellulose film without ferulic acid). Owing to these beneficial advantages of ferulic acid, nanocellulose and PVA, we have developed a ferulic acid-grafted cellulose nanocrystal film as a potential antimicrobial dressing for chronic wounds. [Extracted from the article]