Carbohydrate polymer-based silver nanocomposites: Recent progress in the antimicrobial wound dressings

•Silver nanoparticles are widely used metal ions incorporated in wound dressings.•Silver nanoparticles have low toxicity for human cells and strong antimicrobial.•Polysaccharides have the ability to carry multiple bioactive compounds.•Polysaccharide-based materials are ideal dressings due to their biocompatibility and biodegradability.•Polysaccharides have minimal cytotoxicity.•Polysaccharides carrying various functional groups to gain biologic and healing properties.