Composite Aerogel Scaffolds Containing Flexible Silica Nanofiber and Tricalcium Phosphate Enable Skin Regeneration.

ACS Appl Mater Interfaces

State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials, Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Nano-Biomaterials and Regenerative Medicine, College of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Donghua University, Shanghai 201620, P. R. China.

Published: May 2024

Poor hemostatic ability and less vascularization at the injury site could hinder wound healing as well as adversely affect the quality of life (QOL). An ideal wound dressing should exhibit certain characteristics: (a) good hemostatic ability, (b) rapid wound healing, and (c) skin appendage formation. This necessitates the advent of innovative dressings to facilitate skin regeneration. Therapeutic ions, such as silicon ions (Si) and calcium ions (Ca), have been shown to assist in wound repair. The Si released from silica (SiO) can upregulate the expression of proteins, including the vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and alpha smooth muscle actin (α-SMA), which is conducive to vascularization; Ca released from tricalcium phosphate (TCP) can promote the coagulation alongside upregulating the expression of cell migration and cell differentiation related proteins, thereby facilitating the wound repair. The overarching objective of this study was to exploit short SiO nanofibers along with the TCP to prepare TCPx@SSF aerogels and assess their wound healing ability. Short SiO nanofibers were prepared by electrospinning and blended with varying proportions of TCP to afford TCPx@SSF aerogel scaffolds. The TCP@SSF aerogels exhibited good cytocompatibility in a subcutaneous implantation model and manifested a rapid hemostatic effect (hemostatic time 75 s) in a liver trauma model in the rabbit. These aerogel scaffolds also promoted skin regeneration and exhibited rapid wound closure, epithelial tissue regeneration, and collagen deposition. Taken together, TCP@SSF aerogels may be valuable for wound healing.

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