An Injectable Thermosensitive Hydrogel with Antibacterial and Antioxidation Properties for Accelerating Wound Healing

Yongyan Yang, Ying Ma, Jingfei Wang, Ruiting Zhang, Meiyi Wu, Shuangling Zhong, Wenqi He, Xuejun Cui*

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Abstract

As a new type of wound dressing, hydrogels have attracted more and more attention. However, traditional hydrogel wound dressings lack inherent antibacterial properties and are difficult to match irregular wounds, which leads to an easy wound bacterial infection. To solve the problems associated with traditional hydrogels, in this research, a thermosensitive hydrogel (PFLD) for wound dressings was developed based on Poloxamer 407 (PF127), lysine (Lys), and 3,4-dihydroxyphenylacetic acid (DOPAC). Rheological tests indicated that the PFLD hydrogel possesses injectability, adaptability to deformation, and sufficient mechanical strength for wound dressing applications. In addition, it could in situ gel at 33 °C, which indicated that the hydrogel could undergo sol-to-gel transition under body temperature. Upon using it in wound treatment, it could adapt to irregular wounds to achieve full coverage of the wound and promote the rapid hemostasis of wound bleeding. Due to the presence of DOPAC in the hydrogel, it exhibited excellent antibacterial and antioxidant properties on the wounds. The skin defect model showed that the wound shrinkage was the fastest after PFLD hydrogel treatment. On day 14, the wound shrinkage rates were 81.68 and 99.77% for the control and PFLD hydrogel groups, respectively. Therefore, the PFLD hydrogel has a broad application prospect as a dressing for the treatment of irregular wounds.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)46053-46065
Number of pages13
JournalACS Applied Materials and Interfaces
Volume16
Issue number35
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 4 Sept 2024
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • antibacterial
  • antioxidant
  • hydrogel
  • thermosensitive
  • wound healing

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