Bioactive Materials (Jun 2023)

Construction of multifunctional hydrogel with metal-polyphenol capsules for infected full-thickness skin wound healing

  • Nanbo Liu,
  • Shuoji Zhu,
  • Yuzhi Deng,
  • Ming Xie,
  • Mingyi Zhao,
  • Tucheng Sun,
  • Changjiang Yu,
  • Ying Zhong,
  • Rui Guo,
  • Keluo Cheng,
  • Dehua Chang,
  • Ping Zhu

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 24
pp. 69 – 80

Abstract

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Damaged skin cannot prevent harmful bacteria from invading tissues, causing infected wounds or even severe tissue damage. In this study, we developed a controlled-release antibacterial composite hydrogel system that can promote wound angiogenesis and inhibit inflammation by sustained releasing Cu-Epigallocatechin-3-gallate (Cu-EGCG) nano-capsules. The prepared SilMA/HAMA/Cu-EGCG hydrogel showed an obvious inhibitory effect on Escherichia coli (E. coli) and Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus). It could also promote the proliferation and migration of L929 fibroblasts. In vivo full-thickness infected wound healing experiments confirmed the angiogenesis and inflammation regulating effect. Accelerate collagen deposition and wound healing speed were also observed in the SilMA/HAMA/Cu-EGCG hydrogel treated group. The findings of this study show the great potential of this controlled-release antibacterial composite hydrogel in the application of chronic wound healing.

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