Bacterial infection wounds are common in life. At present, although various wound materials have shown antibacterial activity, there is a lack of overall strategy to promote wound healing. Therefore, it is necessary to develop multifunctional wound materials. In this study, silver nanoparticles (Ag NPs) modified camelina oil bodies (OB) which surface covalently bonded human fibroblast growth factor 2 (Ag NPs-hFGF2-OB) were designed for the treatment of bacterial infection wounds. The prepared Ag NPs-hFGF2-OB not only act as an antibacterial agent to realize sterilization, but also act as a tissue repair agent that effectively promotes wound healing. Ag+ was reduced in situ to Ag NPs by ascorbic acid, and the activity of hFGF2 protein was not affected after hFGF2-OB was modified by Ag NPs, which displaying broad apectrum antibacterial ability for both S. aureus and E. coli, with an antibacterial rate of more than 70 % (the concentration of Ag NPs was 20 μg/mL, the hFGF2 protein concentration was 20 µg/mL). Ag NPs-hFGF2-OB can effectively promote the migration of NIH/3T3 cells, showing good biocompatibility. The mouse bacterial infection wound model experiments proved that the wound healing rate of Ag NPs-hFGF2-OB group (the concentration of Ag NPs was 20 μg/mL, the hFGF2 protein concentration was 20 µg/mL) was much higher than other treatment groups, especially on the 7th day after treatment, the wound healing rate reached 71.71 ± 2.38 %, while the healing rate of other treatment groups were only 34.54 ± 1.10 %, 37.08 ± 2.85 % and 47.99 ± 2.01 %. Therefore, Ag NPs-hFGF2-OB, which can inhibit bacterial growth, promotes collagen deposition, granulation tissue regeneration and angiogenesis without any significant toxicity, shows good potential for application in the repair of bacterial infection wounds.
Solar-driven interfacial water evaporation can be exploited for freshwater generation with clean and pollution -free characteristics. The transport of water molecules from bulk water to the surface of the absorber is a key factor for efficient water evaporation. Herein, an oil body (OB), a spherical organelle extracted from safflower seeds, was used as supporting materials due to its low density and hydrophilic surface. After in situ polymeri-zation of polypyrrole (PPy) in the interior of OB, an OB-PPy absorber with excellent photothermal performance and water transporting ability was obtained. When adding OB-PPy into sewage or seawater, it shows higher water evaporation rate and freshwater collection capabilities than PPy alone. The highest evaporation rate (2.11 kg m-2 h-1) and evaporation efficiency (92.02 %) can be obtained in OB-PPy containing rainwater. The fresh-water collection rate can reach 1.38 kg m-2 h-1 when using a homemade freshwater collection device. Moreover, OB-PPy exhibits long term stability and reusability. Interestingly, we have found that OB-PPy lyophilized powder could absorb atmospheric water and produce freshwater from humid air. Therefore, OB-PPy holds great potential for solving the problem of freshwater resource shortage.
Constant oxidative stress at the wound site prolongs the inflammation period and slows down the proliferation stage. In order to shorten the inflammatory period meanwhile promote the proliferative activity of fibroblasts, herein, we synthesized novel camelina-derived carbon dots (CDs) decorating on hFGF2-linked camelina lipid droplets (CLD-hFGF2) to form nanobiomaterial CDs-CLD-hFGF2. The CDs-CLD-hFGF2 possesses peroxidase activity and has effective reactive oxygen species radical scavenging activity while achieving proliferation of NIH/3T3 cells under oxidative stress in vitro. In the acute wound model, wound healing after CDs-CLD-hFGF2 treatment reached nearly 92% on the 10th day, compared with 82% for CLD-hFGF2. Moreover, the wound site showed significant anti-inflammatory effects characterized by the downregulation of pro-inflammatory factors and the upregulation of anti-inflammatory factor levels. Overall, this study provided a strategy for the comprehensive utilization of camelina oil crops and revealed a promising future that could be considered an effective method for wound healing on the skin.
Rapid wound closure and bacterial inactivation are effective strategies to promote wound healing. Herein, a versatile nanoglue, bismuth tungstate (Bi2WO6)-silver sulfide (Ag2S) direct Z-scheme heterostructure nanoparticles (BWOA NPs), was designed to accelerate wound healing. BWOA NPs' hollow structure and rough surface could effectively close wound tissues acting as a barrier between external bacteria and the wound. More importantly, the unique Z-scheme heterostructure endows BWOA NPs with an effective electron and hole separating ability with potent redox potential, where electrons and holes could effectively react with water and oxygen to produce reactive oxygen species, leading to a higher antibacterial activity against both endogenous and external bacteria at the wound site. A series of in vitro and in vivo biological assessments demonstrated that BWOA NPs could rapidly close wounds and promote wound healing. With sunlight irradiation, the inhibiting rates of BWOA NPs against Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus are 61.62 ± 2.85 and 73.40 ± 3.28%, respectively. Also, the wound healing rate in BWOA NP-treated mice is 25.90 ± 5.85% higher than PBS. This design provides a new effective strategy to promote bacterial inactivation and accelerate wound healing.