Dual Self-Assembly of Puerarin and Silk Fibroin into Supramolecular Nanofibrillar Hydrogel for Infected Wound Treatment

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The treatment of infected wounds remains a challenging biomedical problem. Some bioactive small-molecule hydrogelators with unique rigid structures can self-assemble into supramolecular hydrogels for wound healing. However, they are still suffered from low structural stability and bio-functionality. Herein, a supramolecular hydrogel antibacterial dressing with a dual nanofibrillar network structure is proposed. A nanofibrillar network created by a small-molecule hydrogelator, puerarin extracted from the traditional Chinese medicine Pueraria, is interconnected with a secondary macromolecular silk fibroin nanofibrillar network induced by Ga ions via charge-induced supramolecular self-assembly. The resulting hydrogel features adequate mechanical strength for sustainable retention at wounds. Good biocompatibility and efficient bacterial inhibition are obtained when the Ga ion concentration is 0.05%. Otherwise, the substantial release of Ga ions and puerarin endows the hydrogel with excellent hemostatic and antioxidative properties. In vivo, evaluation of a mouse-infected wound model demonstrates that its healing effect outperformed that of a commercially available silver-containing wound dressing. The experimental group successfully achieves a 100% wound closure rate on day 10. This study sheds new light on the design of nanofibrillar hydrogels based on supramolecular self-assembly of naturally derived bioactive molecules as well as their clinical use for treating chronic infected wounds.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

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2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - year:2024

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Advanced healthcare materials - (2024) vom: 19. März, Seite e2400071

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Yang, Dan [VerfasserIn]
Zhao, Wei [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Shengyu [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Yu [VerfasserIn]
Teng, Jingmei [VerfasserIn]
Ma, Yuxi [VerfasserIn]
Huang, Rongjian [VerfasserIn]
Wei, Hua [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Hailan [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Jiantao [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Jing [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Antibacterial
Antioxidants
Dual nanofibers
Journal Article
Supramolecular hydrogels
Wound dressings

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Date Revised 27.03.2024

published: Print-Electronic

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doi:

10.1002/adhm.202400071

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NLM36991208X