Chen Baohui, Zhang Haifeng, Qiu Jiajun, Wang Shaoyun, Ouyang Liping, Qiao Yuqin, Liu Xuanyong
State Key Laboratory of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructure, Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 200050, P. R. China.
Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, P. R. China.
Small. 2022 May;18(21):e2201766. doi: 10.1002/smll.202201766. Epub 2022 May 1.
Skin wounds, especially infected chronic wounds, have attracted worldwide attention due to the high prevalence and poor treatment outcomes. Hydrogel dressings with antibacterial ability and immune regulation property are urgently required. Herein, inspired by the grinding treatment of traditional Chinese medicine, mechanical force is introduced to promote the effective molecular collision and accelerate the self-assembly of chitosan (CS) and puerarin (PUE) for fabricating Chinese-herb-based hydrogels. The antibacterial rate of CS@PUE (C@P) hydrogel is more than 95%, and the wound closed rate is twice that of the control group. Interestingly, the rational design of C@P hydrogels with different PUE ratios enables a refined control over hydrogel formation, nanofiber appearance, viscoelastic, physicochemical, and biological properties. The extraordinary antibacterial ability of C@P hydrogels may originate from the nanofiber structure and the improved zeta potential on account of the orientation of amino groups in CS . Thus, the synergistically antibacterial and immune regulation properties of C@P hydrogels kill bacteria and relieve inflammation in the wound bed, ensuring the anti-infection effect, and boosting wound healing. In addition to providing a universal mechanosynthesis of PUE-based hydrogel for wound healing, this finding is expected to increase the attention paid to Chinese herbal medicines in the construction of biomaterials.
皮肤伤口,尤其是感染性慢性伤口,因其高发病率和较差的治疗效果而受到全球关注。迫切需要具有抗菌能力和免疫调节特性的水凝胶敷料。在此,受中药研磨处理的启发,引入机械力以促进有效分子碰撞,并加速壳聚糖(CS)和葛根素(PUE)的自组装,从而制备基于中草药的水凝胶。CS@PUE(C@P)水凝胶的抗菌率超过95%,伤口闭合率是对照组的两倍。有趣的是,对不同PUE比例的C@P水凝胶进行合理设计,能够对水凝胶的形成、纳米纤维外观、粘弹性、物理化学和生物学特性进行精细控制。C@P水凝胶卓越的抗菌能力可能源于纳米纤维结构以及由于CS中氨基的取向而改善的zeta电位。因此,C@P水凝胶的协同抗菌和免疫调节特性可杀死伤口床中的细菌并减轻炎症,确保抗感染效果,并促进伤口愈合。除了为伤口愈合提供基于PUE的水凝胶的通用机械合成方法外,这一发现有望提高在生物材料构建中对中草药的关注度。