The skin wound is susceptible to bacterial invasion,which hinders the healing of the wound,especially when infected with multi-drug resistant strains.This demands novel bioactive materials to combat bacterial infectio...The skin wound is susceptible to bacterial invasion,which hinders the healing of the wound,especially when infected with multi-drug resistant strains.This demands novel bioactive materials to combat bacterial infections.In this study,gallium oxide nanoparticles(Ga_(2)O_(3)NPs)were successfully synthesized through high-temperature thermal decomposition,exhibiting excellent biocompatibility and photocatalytic antimicrobial activity.The Ga_(2)O_(3)NPs were crosslinked into chitosan hydrogel to create a light-responsive multilayered 3D porous hydrogel(Ga_(2)O_(3)NPs hydrogel)for use in photocatalytic antimicrobial therapy(PCAT).The prepared Ga_(2)O_(3)NPs hydrogel exhibits broad-spectrum photocatalytic activity and remarkable antibacterial efficacy against E.coli and S.aureus.It effectively eradicates biofilms,promotes reactive oxygen species production,disrupts bacterial cell membranes,and induces nucleic acid leakage,ultimately resulting in bacterial death.Additionally,it exhibits excellent biosafety.Both in vitro pigskin and in vivo mouse wound infection models have confirmed the remarkable efficacy of Ga_(2)O_(3)NPs hydrogel in PCAT.Notably,Ga_(2)O_(3)NPs hydrogel created a moist environment for the wound in an MDR S.aureus-infected mouse wound model,demonstrating significant potential to facilitate wound healing and minimize scar formation.This study introduces a novel hydrogel dressing without antibiotic components for resistant bacterial-infected wounds.展开更多
基金financially supported by the Advanced Fiber Materials Engineering Research Center of Anhui Province(No.2023AFMC20)the Scientific Research Foundation for Advanced Talents of Anhui Polytechnic University(No.2022YQQ072)+5 种基金the Anhui Province Key Research and Development Program(No.2022i01020002)the Key Project Foundation of Anhui Higher Education Institutes of China(No.2023AH050941)the Natural Science Foundation of the Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions of China(No.22KJB180020)the Transversal Project(No.KH10004443),the Anhui Provincial Natural Science Foundation(No.2308085Y45)the Program for Excellent Sci-tech Innovation Teams of Universities in Anhui Province(No.2023AH010073)Wuhu Science and Technology Department project(No.2023jc22).
文摘The skin wound is susceptible to bacterial invasion,which hinders the healing of the wound,especially when infected with multi-drug resistant strains.This demands novel bioactive materials to combat bacterial infections.In this study,gallium oxide nanoparticles(Ga_(2)O_(3)NPs)were successfully synthesized through high-temperature thermal decomposition,exhibiting excellent biocompatibility and photocatalytic antimicrobial activity.The Ga_(2)O_(3)NPs were crosslinked into chitosan hydrogel to create a light-responsive multilayered 3D porous hydrogel(Ga_(2)O_(3)NPs hydrogel)for use in photocatalytic antimicrobial therapy(PCAT).The prepared Ga_(2)O_(3)NPs hydrogel exhibits broad-spectrum photocatalytic activity and remarkable antibacterial efficacy against E.coli and S.aureus.It effectively eradicates biofilms,promotes reactive oxygen species production,disrupts bacterial cell membranes,and induces nucleic acid leakage,ultimately resulting in bacterial death.Additionally,it exhibits excellent biosafety.Both in vitro pigskin and in vivo mouse wound infection models have confirmed the remarkable efficacy of Ga_(2)O_(3)NPs hydrogel in PCAT.Notably,Ga_(2)O_(3)NPs hydrogel created a moist environment for the wound in an MDR S.aureus-infected mouse wound model,demonstrating significant potential to facilitate wound healing and minimize scar formation.This study introduces a novel hydrogel dressing without antibiotic components for resistant bacterial-infected wounds.
