Heterostructured Nanotube Arrays With Light‐Trapping and Energy Alignment for Full‐Spectrum‐Driven Photoelectric Stimulation in Regulating Wounded Epithelial‐Neural‐Immune Systems
ABSTRACT Photoelectric stimulation raises increasing interest as a promising alternative for percutaneous wired bioelectrical stimulation, whereas limited by narrow activation spectra and low photo‐electrical conversion efficiency. Herein, we develop a full‐spectrum‐activated photoelectric heterostructure based on a polydopamine (PDA)‐modified TiO 2 nanotube array (TPNTs). Through spaced nanotube array and heterojunction interface engineering, the TPNTs nanoarray significantly enhances photon capture and charge separation through its light‐trapping architecture and favorable energy level alignment. A flexible bi‐layer dressing (TPNTs‐SF) was then fabricated by integrating the heterojunction array with a silk fibroin‐calcium (SF‐Ca) hydrogel coating. The TPNTs‐SF combines the heterojunction array with a biocompatible hydrogel layer, thereby integrating functions of broadband light harvesting, efficient photoelectric conversion, and conformal biointerfacial conduction. Taking deep burn healing as a model facing the challenge of mismatch between epithelial closure and sensory re‐innervation, the TPNTs‐SF as a wound dressing, synchronously promoted epithelial repair, sensory nerve regeneration, and immune microenvironment remodeling through self‐powered electrical stimuli under white light. This work establishes a new strategy to construct photoelectrical transfer materials with high conversion efficiency and versatile full‐spectrum visible light exciting ability, providing a novel battery‐free and portable strategy for advanced wound management.
Authors
- Danni Hou
- Chengheng Wu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0896-618X)
- Jie Ding (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1270-186X)
- Yucai Hu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4259-7653)
- Hongsong Fan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3812-9208)
- J K Sun
- Zi Qiao
- Junzhong Jiang
- Y Tian
- D M Wei
- T Y Zhou
Institutions
- University of Electronic Science and Technology of China (CN)
- Sichuan University (CN)
- West China Medical Center of Sichuan University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Advanced Functional Materials
- Published
- 2026-07-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.77322
- Primary Topic
- Wound Healing and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00