Injectable hydrogels activated with copper sulfide nanoparticles for enhancing spatiotemporal sterilization and osteogenesis in periodontal therapy
Yuting Yang, Chunbin Xu, Shengqian Xu, Yan Li, K Chen, Tao Yang, Jiaqi Bao, Yajing Xu, Jingyao Chen, Chuanbin Mao, Lili Chen, Weilian Sun
Abstract
, suggesting that the hybrid hydrogels could function in the challenging, bacteria-rich, oral environment. Such injectable hybrid hydrogels, capable of achieving both facilitated osteogenesis and NIR-inducible sterilization, represent a new biomaterial for treating periodontitis.
Topics & Concepts
Self-healing hydrogelsSterilization (economics)Periodontal diseaseChemistryRegeneration (biology)DentistryMicrobiologyMedicineCell biologyBiologyPolymer chemistryMonetary economicsEconomicsForeign exchange marketForeign exchangeOral microbiology and periodontitis researchPeriodontal Regeneration and TreatmentsNanoplatforms for cancer theranostics