A Versatile Chitosan‐Based Hydrogel Accelerates Infected Wound Healing via Bacterial Elimination, Antioxidation, Immunoregulation, and Angiogenesis (Adv. Healthcare Mater. 19/2024)
Ye Zhang, Sinan Chen, Xian Qin, Ai Guo, Kai Li, Lixue Chen, Weiwei Yi, Zhongliang Deng, Franklin R. Tay, Wenbo Geng, Miao Li, Yang Jiao, Bailong Tao
Abstract
Versatile Hydrogel In article 2400318, Wenbo Geng, Li Miao, Yang Jiao, Bailong Tao, and co-workers develop a versatile hydrogel for accelerating methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus-infected wound healing. Besides good biocompatibility, the hydrogel is capable of pH-responsive release of Zn2+ and tannic acid to eliminate bacterial infection, stimulate M2 polarization of macrophages, and induce angiogenesis both in vitro and in vivo.
Topics & Concepts
ChitosanAngiogenesisWound healingWound dressingMaterials scienceMicrobiologyMedicineChemistryCancer researchBiologyImmunologyComposite materialBiochemistryWound Healing and TreatmentsDiabetic Foot Ulcer Assessment and Management