Self-Healing Hydrogels Fabricated by Introducing Antibacterial Long-Chain Alkyl Quaternary Ammonium Salt into Marine-Derived Polysaccharides for Wound Healing

The development of hydrogels as wound dressings has gained considerable attention due to their promising ability to promote wound healing. However, in many cases of clinical relevance, repeated bacterial infection, which might obstruct wound healing, usually occurs due to the lack of antibacterial properties of these hydrogels. In this study, we fabricated a new class of self-healing hydrogel with enhanced antibacterial properties based on dodecyl quaternary ammonium salt (Q12)-modified carboxymethyl chitosan (Q12-CMC), aldehyde group- modified sodium alginate (ASA), Fe3+ via Schiff bases and coordination bonds (QAF hydrogels). The dynamic Schiff bases and coordination interactions conferred excellent self-healing abilities to the hydrogels, while the incorporation of dodecyl quaternary ammonium salt gave the hydrogels superior antibacterial properties. Additionally, the hydrogels displayed ideal hemocompatibility and cytocompatibility, crucial for wound healing. Our full-thickness skin wound studies demonstrated that QAF hydrogels could result in rapid wound healing with reduced inflammatory response, increased collagen disposition and improved vascularization. We anticipate that the proposed hydrogels, possessing both antibacterial and self-healing properties, will emerge as a highly desirable material for skin wound repair.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:15

Enthalten in:

Polymers - 15(2023), 6 vom: 15. März

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Li, Rongkai [VerfasserIn]
Qi, Qinbing [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Chunhua [VerfasserIn]
Hou, Guige [VerfasserIn]
Li, Chengbo [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Antibacterial
Double cross-linked
Journal Article
Self-healing hydrogels
Wound healing

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Date Revised 31.03.2023

published: Electronic

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.3390/polym15061467

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM354922106