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As a common complication of diabetes, diabetic foot ulcers serious affect the life quality even lead to amputation if it's not properly treated. In this paper, we developed a Low Temperature Plasma Jet (LTPJ) system for treating diabetic foot ulcers on streptozotocin-induced diabetic mice. This system generates time-dependent reactive nitrogen and oxygen species (RNOS), which have temperature below 40°C. The wound area of normal mice was significantly reduced after LTPJ treatment. Histological and immunohistochemistry analysis showed faster deposition of collagen and more vessel formation both in plasma-treated normal and diabetic mice on Day 3. However, diabetic wounds showed poor collagen deposition and angiogenesis on Day 8, which might be the reason of slow wound healing. Reactive nitrogen species (RNS) that generated by LTPJ can promote endogenous nitric oxide (NO) production in diabetic wounds, thus promoting inflammation, stromal deposition, angiogenesis, cell proliferation and remodeling, while excess reactive oxygen species (ROS) will exacerbate oxidative stress in wound tissues of diabetic mice. In conclusion, LTPJ improved acute wound healing in normal mice, increased collagen deposition and angiogenesis in initial diabetic wound healing, but had no significant effect on diabetic wound healing rate.

A new formaldehyde-free reagent based on acrylamide and glyoxal was synthesized to improve the elasticity, stiffness, and weight gain of silk fabric. The finishing process could be completed rapidly in 20 seconds. The results showed that the elasticity, stiffness, and weight gain of silk fabric were efficiently improved. The stiffness was improved from 0.03 to 0.88 N·m, the delayed crease recovery angle was increased from 240° to 288.6°, and the weight gain could reach 18.1%. The finished silk fabrics were durable. The breaking strength and tear strength were substantially increased, and the whiteness of the silk was well maintained. Scanning electron microscopy revealed that the surface of the finished silk remained smooth. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopic analysis indicated the finishing reagent reacted on the silk, and X-ray diffraction analysis indicated that a new crystalline phase formed during the finishing process.