Visual Multifunctional Aggregation-Induced Emission-Based Bacterial Cellulose for Killing of Multidrug-Resistant Bacteria

Zipeng Shen, Wei Zhu, Yajia Huang, Jiangjiang Zhang, Yifan Wu, Yinzhen Pan, Guang Yang, Dong Wang*, Ying Li*, Ben Zhong Tang*

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Multidrug-resistant (MDR) bacteria-related wound infections are a thorny issue. It is urgent to develop new antibacterial wound dressings that can not only prevent wounds from MDR bacteria infection but also promote wound healing. Herein, an aggregation-induced emission (AIE) molecule BITT-composited bacterial cellulose (BC) is presented as wound dressings. BC-BITT composites have good transparency, making it easy to monitor the wound healing process through the composite membrane. The BC-BITT composites retain the advantages of biocompatible BC, and display photodynamic and photothermal synergistic antibacterial effects under irradiation of a 660 nm laser. Furthermore, the BC-BITT composites show excellent wound healing performance in a mouse full-thickness skin wound model infected by MDR bacteria, simultaneously with negligible toxicity. This work paves a way for treating clinically troublesome wound infections.

Original languageEnglish
Article number2300045
JournalAdvanced healthcare materials
Volume12
Issue number21
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 21 Aug 2023
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • aggregation-induced emission
  • bacterial cellulose
  • photodynamic/photothermal therapy
  • wound dressings

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