Persistent oxidative stress following bone defects significantly impedes the repair of bone tissue. Designing an antioxidative hydrogel with a suitable mechanical strength can help alter the local microenvironment and promote bone defect healing. In this work, α-lipoic acid (LA), a natural antioxidant small molecule, was chemically cross-linked with lipoic acid-functionalized poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG, = 6k or 10k) in sodium bicarbonate solution, to prepare LA-PEG hydrogels (LP, = 6k or 10k). Furthermore, nanohydroxyapatite (nHA)-LA-PEG (HLP, = 6k) hydrogels were constructed through incorporating nHA. The hydrogels exhibited moderate mechanical strength, facile injectability, self-healability, adhesion, biodegradability, biocompatibility, and promising antioxidation efficiency. We verify the advantage of the HLP-3 hydrogel in a rat cranial defect model. Through the regulation of reactive oxygen species (ROS), osteoconduction, and biomineralization capabilities, our system can promote new bone formation. Overall, bioactive hydrogels with multiple functions hold significant promise for repairing bone defects.
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Int J Biol Macromol
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Key Laboratory of Health Risk Factors for Seafood of Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang Ocean University, Zhoushan 316022, China; College of Food and Medicine, Zhejiang Ocean University, Zhoushan 316022, China. Electronic address:
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School of Chemistry, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, China.
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National Engineering Research Center of Ophthalmology and Optometry, Eye Hospital, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325027, China; State Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Optometry and Vision Science, Eye Hospital, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325027, China. Electronic address:
Reactive oxygen species (ROS) scavenging is a viable approach to promote corneal epithelium wound healing. This study created a single-component hydrogel (HA Gel) with a novel dual-functionalized hyaluronic acid derivative (HA-GA-PBA) containing gallol and phenylboronic acid (PBA) moieties. Both of these moieties were dual-functional.
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College of Biosystems Engineering & Food Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China. Electronic address:
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Tianjin Key Laboratory of Therapeutic Substance of Traditional Chinese Medicine, School of Chinese Materia Medica, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin 301617, China.
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