A Magneto‐Electric Synergistic Bioelectronic Suture for Antibacterial Therapy, Wireless Electrical Stimulation, and Biomechanical Monitoring
Electroactive sutures show great potential for surgical wound management but remain limited by wired power supplies, unreliable biomechanical energy harvesting, and inadequate antibacterial performance. Here, we develop an electromagnetic induction-enabled electroactive antibacterial suture (SDTP) via hierarchical polydopamine-mediated assembly of tannic acid (TA) and polypyrrole (PPy). TA functions as both a broad-spectrum antibacterial agent and a dopant to form a dense conductive PPy network. Under a rotating magnetic field (RMF), the implanted suture wirelessly generates controllable microcurrents ranging from 1.0 to 4.8 µA. The RMF-triggered electrical stimulation synergizes with TA to achieve antibacterial rates exceeding 99% against Staphylococcus aureus and 96% against Escherichia coli. In an acute infected wound model, SDTP combined with RMF significantly accelerates healing, promoting inflammation resolution, angiogenesis, and collagen deposition. This therapeutic effect is attributed to the synergistic effects of TA-mediated antibacterial activity, the inherent bioeffects of RMF, and SDTP-generated electrical stimulation under RMF activation. Moreover, the conductive PPy network endows the suture with piezoresistive strain-sensing capability, enabling real-time monitoring of biomechanical motion and demonstrating potential for early warning of wound dehiscence. This work presents a wireless magneto-electric suture platform that integrates antibacterial therapy, regenerative modulation, and biomechanical sensing for intelligent wound management.
Authors
- Jifu Mao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5143-4149)
- Ziyin Pan
- Shiping Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4603-0024)
- Xinzhe Zhao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8824-7822)
- Fengkai Zhou
- Lu Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0059-0058)
- Ze Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6555-0183)
- Shasha Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4725-3158)
- Fujun Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3475-6442)
- Hua Jiang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6517-8024)
- Wenshuo Zhao
- Qian Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-7786-2687)
- Rui Yang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5495-0165)
- Haizhi Liu
- Xiaoli Liu
Institutions
- Tongji University (CN)
- Donghua University (CN)
- Shanghai Medical Information Center (CN)
- Shanghai Textile Holdings (China) (CN)
- Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital (CN)
- Université Laval (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Advanced Healthcare Materials
- Published
- 2026-09-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/adhm.71739
- Primary Topic
- Wound Healing and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Shanghai Science and Technology Development Foundation
- National Natural Science Foundation of China
- Higher Education Discipline Innovation Project
- National Key Research and Development Program of China
- Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities