Separable Microneedles with Photosynthesis-Driven Oxygen Manufactory for Diabetic Wound Healing.

ACS Appl Mater Interfaces

College of Pharmaceutical Science, Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Quality Control of Hebei Province, Hebei University, Baoding071002, P. R. China.

Published: February 2023

Oxygen plays an important role in diabetic chronic wound healing by regulating various life activities such as cell proliferation, migration, and angiogenesis. Therefore, oxygen-delivering systems have drawn much attention and evolved continuously. Here, we propose that an active (Cv)-loaded separable microneedle (MN) can be used to control oxygen delivery, which then promotes wound healing. The Cv-loaded microneedles (CvMN) consist of a polyvinyl acetate (PVA) substrate and gelatin methacryloyl (GelMA) tips with encapsulated Cv. Once CvMN is applied to diabetic wound, the PVA basal layer is rapidly dissolved in a short time, while the noncytotoxic and biocompatible GelMA tips remain in the skin. By taking advantage of the photosynthesis of Cv, oxygen would be continuously produced in a green way and released from CvMN in a controlled manner. Both and results showed that CvMN could promote cell proliferation, migration, and angiogenesis and enhance wound healing in diabetic mice effectively. The remarkable therapeutic effect is mainly attributed to the continuous generation of dissolved oxygen in CvMN and the presence of antioxidant vitamins, γ-linolenic acid, and linoleic acid in Cv. Thus, CvMN provides a promising strategy for diabetic wound healing with more possibility of clinical transformations.

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