Ultrasonic-controlled "explosive" hydrogels to precisely regulate spatiotemporal osteoimmune disturbance

Biomaterials. 2023 Apr:295:122057. doi: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2023.122057. Epub 2023 Feb 15.

Abstract

Spatiotemporal Immune disorder is a key factor leading to the failure of bone tissue healing. It is of vital importance to accurately suppress excessive peak immune response within 24-48 h of the injury and so regulate the spatiotemporal osteoimmune disturbance of bones. In this study, Ultrasound Controlled "Explosive" (UCE) hydrogels were prepared from gelatin-hyaluronic acid methacrylate hydrogels loaded with resveratrol nanobubbles produced by double emulsification through a condensation reaction. Such materials innovatively enable ultrasound-controlled RES release for precise regulation of spatiotemporal osteoimmune disorders. Under an ultrasonic power level of 1.5 W/cm2, the rate of effectively released RES through the blast of UCE hydrogels reached 38.14 %. And compared with the control group, the in vivo inhibition of inflammation and osteogenesis effects of UCE hydrogels were more effective, respectively. As suggested by the results, the excessive local inflammatory response was inhibited by the release of resveratrol, the temporospatial disorder of bone immune was precisely regulated, and as a result, the process of bone repair was accelerated. Altogether, this study confirms that the newly created UCE Hydrogels effectively promote bone repair by intervening peak inflammation during the early phase of fracture healing.

Keywords: Bone regeneration; Explosiveness; Remote control; Spatiotemporal osteoimmune disturbance; Ultrasound.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Bone Regeneration*
  • Fracture Healing
  • Gelatin / pharmacology
  • Humans
  • Hydrogels* / pharmacology
  • Inflammation
  • Osteogenesis
  • Resveratrol / pharmacology
  • Ultrasonics

Substances

  • Resveratrol
  • Hydrogels
  • Gelatin