Hybrid Hydrogel Loaded with Chlorhexidine⊂β-CD-MSN Composites As Wound Dressing

Overview

Journal Int J Nanomedicine

Publisher Dove Medical Press

Specialty Biotechnology

Date 2023 Apr 7

PMID 37025923

Authors

Jian Lin

Tianpeng Shi

Yi Wang

Zhiqi He

Zhixiang Mu

Xiaojun Cai

Hui Deng

Jianliang Shen

Fen Liu

Affiliations

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Abstract

Background: Much attention has been paid to sustained drug release and anti-infection in wound management. Hydrogels, which are biocompatible materials, are promising tools for controlled drug release and infective protection during wound healing. However, hydrogels also demonstrate limitations in the highly efficient treatment of wounds because of the diffusion rate. In this work, we explored pH-sensitive hydrogels that enable ultra-long-acting drug release and sustained antibacterial properties.

Methods: We constructed a hybrid gelatin methacrylate (GelMA) system with sustainable antibacterial properties combining hyaluronic acid (HA)-coated mesoporous silica nanoparticles (MSN), which loaded host-guest complexes of chlorhexidine (CHX) with β-cyclodextrins (β-CD) (CHX⊂CD-MSN@HA@GelMA). The release mechanism of CHX was explored using UV-vis spectra after intermittent diffusion of CHX. The hybrid hydrogels were characterized, and the drug content in terms of the release profile, bacterial inhibition, and in vivo experiments were investigated.

Results: Except for dual protection from both hydrogels, MSN in the HA improved the drug loading efficiency to promote the local drug concentration. It showed that complicated CHX-loaded MSN releases CHX more gradually and over a longer duration than CHX-loaded MSNs. This demonstrated a 12-day CHX release time and antibacterial activity, primarily attributable to the capacity of β-CD to form an inclusion complex with CHX. Meanwhile, in vivo experiments revealed that the hydrogels safely promote skin wound healing and enhance therapeutic efficacy.

Conclusion: We constructed pH-sensitive CHX⊂CD-MSN@HA@GelMA hydrogels that enable ultra-long-acting drug release and sustained antibacterial properties. The combination of β-CD and MSN would be better suited to release a reduced rate of active molecules over time (slow delivery), making them great candidates for wound dressing anti-infection materials.

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