Vasudevan Devipriya, Sangeetha D
Department of Chemistry, School of Advanced Sciences, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore 632014, Tamil Nadu, India.
ACS Omega. 2024 Oct 25;9(44):44101-44119. doi: 10.1021/acsomega.4c06518. eCollection 2024 Nov 5.
Wound healing is a highly sophisticated process, and therefore, a pioneering approach for designing excellent wound dressings with desirable characteristics vital for maintaining the external wound environment by assessing the inherent conditions of a patient for effective wound healing. Silk fibroin (SF), a versatile biocompatible material, has garnered significant attention for its potential in the field of wound healing and tissue regeneration. When SF is blended with polysaccharides, their synergistic properties can result in a material with enhanced bioactivity and tunable mechanical properties that facilitate the controlled release of therapeutic agents. This review explores how SF interacts with certain polysaccharides such as cellulose, chitosan, alginate, and hyaluronic acid (HA) and also delves into the underlying mechanisms through which these SF-polysaccharide blends induce processes such as cell adhesion, proliferation, and differentiation for enhanced wound healing and tissue regeneration. This review also emphasizes the potential of the aforementioned blends in diverse wound healing applications in conjunction with other treatment approaches, further addressing the current challenges in this domain and future directions for optimizing SF-polysaccharide blends for clinical research.
伤口愈合是一个高度复杂的过程,因此,一种开创性的方法是通过评估患者的内在状况来设计具有理想特性的优质伤口敷料,这些特性对于维持伤口外部环境以实现有效的伤口愈合至关重要。丝素蛋白(SF)是一种多功能生物相容性材料,因其在伤口愈合和组织再生领域的潜力而备受关注。当SF与多糖混合时,它们的协同特性可产生一种具有增强生物活性和可调机械性能的材料,有助于治疗剂的控释。本综述探讨了SF如何与某些多糖(如纤维素、壳聚糖、海藻酸盐和透明质酸(HA))相互作用,并深入研究了这些SF-多糖混合物诱导细胞粘附、增殖和分化等过程以促进伤口愈合和组织再生的潜在机制。本综述还强调了上述混合物与其他治疗方法相结合在各种伤口愈合应用中的潜力,进一步探讨了该领域当前的挑战以及优化SF-多糖混合物用于临床研究的未来方向。