Carbon dots-facilitated on-demand dissolution of Ca-alginate hydrogel via site-specific mineralization for wound healing.
J Nanobiotechnology
; 22(1): 465, 2024 Aug 02.
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ABSTRACT
On-demand dissolution of hydrogels has shown much potential in easy and pain-free removal of wound dressings. This work firstly describes a type of carbon dots (CDs) for dissolving Ca-alginate hydrogel via site-specific mineralization method. The CDs were characterized by two features, which included presence of primary/secondary amine groups and generation of calcium crystals with Ca2+. Especially, the amount of primary/secondary amine groups on CDs played key role in determining whether hydrogel could be dissolved. When there were sufficient primary/secondary amine groups, the mineralization occurred on CDs rather than alginates due to the hydrogen bond between primary/secondary amine and carboxyl of alginates. Thereby, this promoted the gel-sol transition through Ca2+ capture from the hydrogels. Moreover, antibacterial test revealed Ca2+ capture from cell walls, while in vivo test revealed hypoxia relief due to porous structures of the renewed hydrogels. Overall, CDs with sufficient primary/secondary amine groups could dissolve Ca-alginate hydrogel through site-specific mineralization method, accompanying by additional functions of antibacterial and hypoxia relief.
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Assunto principal:
Cicatrização
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Carbono
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Hidrogéis
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Alginatos
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Antibacterianos
Limite:
Animals
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Nanobiotechnology
Ano de publicação:
2024
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Article
País de afiliação:
China
País de publicação:
Reino Unido