Oxygen Vacancy‐Rich Amorphous MOF/Graphene Nanozymes With Self‐Sustaining Catalytic Circuits for Drug‐Resistant Infection Wound Healing
Diabetic chronic wounds, driven by hyperglycemia-induced oxidative stress and multidrug-resistant bacterial infections, represent a highly challenging clinical issue. Existing therapies fall short in addressing the dual challenges of bacterial resistance and dysregulated wound microenvironments. Although metal-organic framework (MOF)-based nanozymes hold potential for catalytic antibacterial therapy, their clinical application is limited by insufficient active site exposure, structural instability of amorphous MOFs (aMOFs), and dependence on toxic exogenous H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub>. Here, a triple-engineered cascade nanozyme (aMrGG) is presented that synergizes amorphous Fe-MOF chemistry, graphene interface engineering, and glucose-fueled metabolic reprogramming to overcome these barriers. Through thermal reduction-induced amorphization, aMOFs exhibit a 2.1-fold enhancement in peroxidase-like activity, driven by abundant oxygen vacancies and an optimized Fe<sup>2</sup>⁺/Fe<sup>3</sup>⁺ ratio. Mechanochemical anchoring of aMOFs onto reduced graphene oxide (rGO) stabilizes catalytic performance and enhances charge transfer, resulting in a 13.3-fold increase in hydroxyl radical (·OH) generation. The self-sustaining cascade system, powered by endogenous glucose in diabetic wounds, produces nontoxic H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub> and lowers the pH to 3.5, activating nanozyme activity while protonating bacterial membranes for targeted ·OH attack. In vivo, aMrGG achieves >99.999% eradication of MRSA and E. coli, accelerates wound healing. This study pioneers the amorphous materials in microenvironment-adaptive nanomedicinefor diabetic wound management.
Authors
- Xunan Jing (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9818-2337)
- Tingan Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7193-0481)
- Yuanjie Deng
- Zhicheng Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4953-5490)
- Lingjie Meng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0428-9780)
- Heng Sun
- Xiaoping Zhao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4116-447X)
Institutions
- Guangxi Medical University (CN)
- Lanzhou Veterinary Research Institute (CN)
- Tumor Hospital of Guangxi Medical University (CN)
- Xi'an Jiaotong University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Advanced Healthcare Materials
- Published
- 2025-09-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/adhm.202503227
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Advanced Nanomaterials in Catalysis
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.04
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China