Advanced Functional Materials · 2023 · 25 citations · 52 references
EngineeringBioengineeringBiomedical EngineeringBiomaterialsDrug DeliveryTissue EngineeringBiomaterials For Tissue EngineeringHydrogelsMicroneedle-based DeliveryNanomedicineTissue Engineering ScaffoldsWound Healing BiomaterialsAntibacterial BiomaterialsDeoxyribonucleic Acid (Dna) StructureExtracellular VesiclesHydrogel Delivery SystemsHydrogel-based DeliveryMicroneedlesSkin Penetration PerformanceTissue Regeneration
Abstract Due to the high blood glucose and low oxygen environment in diabetes wounds, complex pathological problems arise, such as failure to upregulate healing factors, biological barriers generation, microvascular lesions, and skin neuropathy. Inspired by nature and traditional Chinese paper‐cutting technology, polypeptide deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) hydrogel microneedles (MNs) (P‐DNA gel MNs) are prepared. The obtained P‐DNA gel MNs possess optimized structure and large deformability, providing excellent clamping, stability, skin penetration, large deformation, tissue adhesion, and antibacterial properties. By incorporating extracellular vesicles (EVs) extracted under hypoxia (H‐EVs‐hypoxia), P‐DNA gel MNs can regulate tissue microenvironment, scavenge free radicals, and reduce inflammation. Notably, P‐DNA gel MNs integration system activates immune regulation and beneficial pathways, promoting neurogenesis and angiogenesis, reducing pathological pain, and achieving high‐quality healing. Overall, P‐DNA gel MNs system presents a fundamental mechanism for clinical transformation in treating diabetes wounds.
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Dissolving polymer microneedle patches for influenza vaccination
Sean P. Sullivan, Dimitrios G. Koutsonanos, Maria del Pilar Martin et al. · Nature Medicine · 2010 · 924 citations · Full text