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ArticleAdvanced healthcare materials2024

Redox-Responsive Hydrogels Loaded with an Antibacterial Peptide as Controlled Drug Delivery for Healing Infectious Wounds.

Mariam Cherri, Paraskevi S Stergiou, Zainab Ahmadian, Tatyana L Povolotsky, Boonya Thongrom, Xin Fan, Ehsan Mohammadifar, Rainer Haag

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Article in Advanced healthcare materials, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 25 papers.

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25 citing papers in PubMed.

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  4. Redox- and Photo-Responsive FeACS applied materials & interfaces · 2026
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  5. Sprayable Hydrogel Dressings in Wound-Healing Applications.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026
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  12. Antimicrobial Hydrogel for Diabetic Wound Treatment.International journal of nanomedicine · 2026
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Authors and funding

8 authors.

Mariam CherriInstitute of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Freie Universität Berlin, Takustr. 3, 14195, Berlin, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-8356-0860
Paraskevi S StergiouInstitute of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Freie Universität Berlin, Takustr. 3, 14195, Berlin, Germany.
Zainab AhmadianDepartment of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, Lorestan University of Medical Sciences, 68151-44311, Khorramabad, Iran.ORCID 0000-0003-2995-9373
Tatyana L PovolotskyInstitute of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Freie Universität Berlin, Takustr. 3, 14195, Berlin, Germany.
Boonya ThongromInstitute of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Freie Universität Berlin, Takustr. 3, 14195, Berlin, Germany.
Xin FanInstitute of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Freie Universität Berlin, Takustr. 3, 14195, Berlin, Germany.
Ehsan MohammadifarInstitute of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Freie Universität Berlin, Takustr. 3, 14195, Berlin, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-5720-5080
Rainer HaagInstitute of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Freie Universität Berlin, Takustr. 3, 14195, Berlin, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-3840-162X

Funding

Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft 431232613 - SFB 1449
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Infectious wounds occur when harmful microorganisms such as bacteria or viruses invade a wound site. Its problems associated include delayed healing, increased pain, swelling, and the potential for systemic infections. Therefore, developing new wound dressing materials with antibacterial effects is crucial for improving the healing process. Here a redox-degradable hydrogel loaded with an antibacterial peptide (vancomycin) in a straightforward gram-scale synthesis, is developed. The hydrogel structure consists of a disulfide bond-containing hyperbranched polyglycerol (SS-hPG) that is cross-linked by 4-arm polyethylene glycol-thiol (4-arm PEG-SH). The polymerization mechanism and full characterization of SS-hPG are described as this synthesis is reported for the first time. Rheology is used to ascertain the hydrogel's mechanical characteristics, such as stiffness, and self-healing, determining these properties for different ratios and concentrations of both gel components. The incorporation of disulfide bonds in the hydrogel is proved by conducting degradation experiments in reductive environments. Fluorescein isothiocyanate-albumin (FITC-BSA) and vancomycin both are loaded into the gel, and the guest release kinetics is assessed for both slow and on-demand releases. Finally, the in vitro and in vivo experiments prove that the vancomycin-loaded hydrogel acts as an antibacterial barrier for wound dressing and accelerates the healing of infectious wounds in a mouse model.

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Anti-Bacterial AgentsHydrogelsOxidation-ReductionWound HealingAnimalsDelayed-Action PreparationsDrug Delivery SystemsGlycerolMicePolyethylene GlycolsPolymersVancomycinWound InfectionAnti-Bacterial AgentsDelayed-Action PreparationsGlycerolHydrogelsPolyethylene GlycolspolyglycerolPolymersVancomycinantimicrobial drug deliverybiomaterialshyperbranched polyglycerolreducible hydrogels

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PMID38978439
PMCPMC12344618

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