Top‐Down Assembly of Photosensitizable Flexible Wood Dressing with Synergistic Effect of Anti‐Infection and Moisture Management
Abstract Infected wound repair stands as a formidable global issue, posing significant threats to public health and medical care. Biopolymer‐based dressings represent a natural and biocompatible candidate greatly conductive to wound healing. However, the low productivity and high price, coupled with the widespread lack of antibacterial activities, vitally restrict their clinical applications. Herein, a simple yet efficient top‐down assembly strategy is reported to fabricate aggregation‐induced emission photosensitizer (AIE‐PS) functionalized flexible wood (AIE/FW) dressing with synergistic photodynamic therapy and moisture management to accelerate the healing of infected wounds. On account of its superior bactericidal effectiveness and appropriate moisture management, along with superb flexibility and excellent biocompatibility, the proposed AIE/FW can effectively prevent wound infection and alleviate inflammatory response, thereby dramatically boosting the infected wound recovery. It is anticipated that the scalable, sustainable, and cost‐effective AIE/FW offers a promising pathway to overcome global wound care challenges.
Authors
- Zheng Qing Zhao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5536-0439)
- Zijie Qiu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0728-1178)
- Bo Wu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1446-408X)
- Ben Zhong Tang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0293-964X)
- Ying Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1487-3350)
- Binbin Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3540-1053)
- Siqi Huang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7900-6832)
- Qian Wu
- Zaiyu Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9273-1374)
Institutions
- Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HK)
- Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen (CN)
- State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease (CN)
- University of Hong Kong (HK)
- Guangzhou Medical University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Advanced Functional Materials
- Published
- 2025-02-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.202423123
- Citations
- 9
- Primary Topic
- Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 6.15
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China
- Innovation and Technology Commission
- Chinese University of Hong Kong
- National Key Research and Development Program of China