Injectable antibacterial conductive nanocomposite cryogels with rapid shape recovery for noncompressible hemorrhage and wound healing

Nat Commun. 2018 Jul 17;9(1):2784. doi: 10.1038/s41467-018-04998-9.

Abstract

Developing injectable antibacterial and conductive shape memory hemostatic with high blood absorption and fast recovery for irregularly shaped and noncompressible hemorrhage remains a challenge. Here we report injectable antibacterial conductive cryogels based on carbon nanotube (CNT) and glycidyl methacrylate functionalized quaternized chitosan for lethal noncompressible hemorrhage hemostasis and wound healing. These cryogels present robust mechanical strength, rapid blood-triggered shape recovery and absorption speed, and high blood uptake capacity. Moreover, cryogels show better blood-clotting ability, higher blood cell and platelet adhesion and activation than gelatin sponge and gauze. Cryogel with 4 mg/mL CNT (QCSG/CNT4) shows better hemostatic capability than gauze and gelatin hemostatic sponge in mouse-liver injury model and mouse-tail amputation model, and better wound healing performance than Tegaderm™ film. Importantly, QCSG/CNT4 presents excellent hemostatic performance in rabbit liver defect lethal noncompressible hemorrhage model and even better hemostatic ability than Combat Gauze in standardized circular liver bleeding model.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / chemistry
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology*
  • Bandages
  • Chitosan / chemistry
  • Cryogels / chemistry
  • Cryogels / pharmacology*
  • Disease Models, Animal
  • Epoxy Compounds / chemistry
  • Hemorrhage / physiopathology
  • Hemorrhage / therapy*
  • Hemostasis / drug effects*
  • Hemostatics / chemistry
  • Hemostatics / pharmacology*
  • Liver / blood supply
  • Liver / drug effects
  • Liver / injuries
  • Male
  • Methacrylates / chemistry
  • Mice
  • Nanocomposites / administration & dosage
  • Nanocomposites / chemistry*
  • Nanotubes, Carbon / chemistry
  • Poloxamer / chemistry
  • Rabbits
  • Wound Healing / drug effects*

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Cryogels
  • Epoxy Compounds
  • Hemostatics
  • Methacrylates
  • Nanotubes, Carbon
  • Poloxamer
  • Chitosan
  • glycidyl methacrylate