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- Title
Antibacterial composite hydrogels of graphene quantum dots and bacterial cellulose accelerate wound healing.
- Authors
Zmejkoski, Danica Z.; Marković, Zoran M.; Mitić, Dijana D.; Zdravković, Nemanja M.; Kozyrovska, Natalia O.; Bugárová, Nikol; Todorović Marković, Biljana M.
- Abstract
The increased antibiotic resistance of pathogenic bacteria requires intense research of new wound healing agents. Novel wound dressings should be designed to provide wound disinfection, good moisture, and fast epithelization. In this study, bacterial cellulose (BC) was impregnated with graphene quantum dots (GQDs) for potential use in wound healing treatment. The BC was successfully loaded with approximately 11.7 wt% of GQDs. The actual release of GQDs from new designed composite hydrogels were 13%. Novel GQDs‐BC hydrogel composites are biocompatible and showed significant inhibition towards Staphylococcus aureus and Streptococcus agalactiae and bactericidal effect towards Methicillin‐resistant Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. The in vitro healing analysis showed significant migration of human fibroblasts after the GQDs‐BC hydrogels application. Furthermore, after 72 h exposure to GQDs‐BC, endothelial nitric oxide synthase, vascular endothelial growth factor A, matrix metallopeptidase 9, and Vimentin gene expression in fibroblast were significantly upregulated promoting angiogenesis. GQDs‐BC hydrogel composites showed very good wound fluid absorption and water retention, which satisfies good dressing properties. All obtained results propose new designed GQDs‐BC hydrogels as potential wound dressings.
- Subjects
QUANTUM dots; WOUND healing; VASCULAR endothelial growth factors; HYDROGELS; METHICILLIN-resistant staphylococcus aureus
- Publication
Journal of Biomedical Materials Research, Part B: Applied Biomaterials, 2022, Vol 110, Issue 8, p1796
- ISSN
1552-4973
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/jbm.b.35037