1. Fast fabrication of 'all-in-one' injectable hydrogels as antibiotic alternatives for enhanced bacterial inhibition and accelerating wound healing
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Juan Xin, Zhangyou Yang, Shurong Zhang, Lili Sun, Xin Wang, Yang Tang, Yan Xiao, Honglin Huang, and Wei Li
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Metal–organic framework ,Carboxymethyl chitosan ,Hydrogels ,Nitric oxide ,Antibiotic alternatives ,Wound healing ,Biotechnology ,TP248.13-248.65 ,Medical technology ,R855-855.5 - Abstract
Abstract Skin wound infection has become a notable medical threat. Herein, the polysaccharide-based injectable hydrogels with multifunctionality were developed by a simple and fast gelation process not only to inactivate bacteria but also to accelerate bacteria-infected wound healing. Sodium nitroprusside (SNP) loaded PCN-224 nanoparticles were introduced into the polymer matrix formed by the dynamic and reversible coordinate bonds between Ag+ with carboxyl and amino or hydroxyl groups on carboxymethyl chitosan (CMCS), hydrogen bonds and electrostatic interactions in the polymer to fabricate SNP@PCN@Gel hydrogels. SNP@PCN@Gel displayed interconnected porous structure, excellent self-healing capacity, low cytotoxicity, good blood compatibility, and robust antibacterial activity. SNP@PCN@Gel could produce reactive oxygen species (ROS) and NO along with Fe2+, and showed long-term sustained release of Ag+, thereby effectively killing bacteria by synergistic photothermal (hyperthermia), photodynamic (ROS), chemodynamic (Fenton reaction), gas (NO) and ion (Ag+ and -NH3 + in CMCS) therapy. Remarkably, the hydrogels significantly promoted granulation tissue formation, reepithelization, collagen deposition and angiogenesis as well as wound contraction in bacteria-infected wound healing. Taken together, the strategy represented a general method to engineer the unprecedented photoactivatable “all-in-one” hydrogels with enhanced antibacterial activity and paved a new way for development of antibiotic alternatives and wound dressing. Graphical abstract
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- 2024
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