Multifunctional all hydrogel-based smart dressing system fabricated by a self-healing cross-linking strategy for real-time monitoring of wound temperature, strain and on-demand drug delivery
Sijia Ge, Xiao‐Jin Zhou, Shilian Liu, Min Xu, Yu Shi, Jian Geng, Jiajia Li, Rui-Peng Jia, Zhongze Gu, Hua Xu
Abstract
A smart all-hydrogel-based dressing fabricated by a self-healing cross-linking strategy can achieve effective monitoring of wound temperature, mechanical strain and on-demand drug delivery to inhibit bacterial growth in order to promote wound healing.
Topics & Concepts
Materials scienceSelf-healingDrug deliveryWound healingOn demandWound dressingSelf-healing hydrogelsBiomedical engineeringNanotechnologyComposite materialComputer scienceSurgeryMedicinePolymer chemistryPathologyMultimediaAlternative medicineWound Healing and TreatmentsHydrogels: synthesis, properties, applicationsElectrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications