An easy-to-use wound dressing gelatin-bioactive nanoparticle gel and its preliminary in vivo study

J Mater Sci Mater Med. 2017 Jan;28(1):10. doi: 10.1007/s10856-016-5823-1. Epub 2016 Dec 3.

Abstract

Beyond promoting hard tissue repairing, bioactive glasses (BGs) have also been proved to be beneficial for wound healing. Nano-scale BGs prepared by sol-gel method were found to have a better performance as they have a larger specific surface area. In this work, bioactive nanoparticles (nBPs) with mean diameter of 12 nm (BP-12) instead of conventional BGs were mixed with gelatin to form an easy-to-use hydrogel as a dressing for skin wound. It was found that the composite of BP-12 and gelatin could form a hydrogel (BP-12/Gel) under 25 °C, which showed pronounced thixotropy at a practically accessible shear rate, therefore become easy to be used for wound cover. In vitro, the composite hydrogel of BP-12 and gelatin had good biocompatibility with the fibroblast cells. In vivo, rapid cutaneous-tissue regeneration and tissue-structure formation within 7 days was observed in the wound-healing experiment performed in rats. This hydrogel is thus a promising easy-to-use wound dressing material.

MeSH terms

  • 3T3 Cells
  • Animals
  • Bandages*
  • Biocompatible Materials / chemistry
  • Biopsy
  • Cell Line
  • Female
  • Fibroblasts / cytology*
  • Gelatin / chemistry*
  • Hydrogels / chemistry*
  • Mice
  • Mice, Inbred BALB C
  • Microscopy, Electron, Transmission
  • Nanoparticles / chemistry*
  • Rats
  • Regeneration
  • Rheology
  • Skin / injuries*
  • Surface Properties
  • Temperature
  • Viscosity
  • Wound Healing

Substances

  • Biocompatible Materials
  • Hydrogels
  • Gelatin