Advanced Bioceramic Systems for Wound Regeneration: Design, Mechanisms and Therapeutic Applications

Chronic wounds constitute a global crisis that has a substantial financial and social impact on healthcare systems. Many attempts have been made in recent decades to create bioceramic-based wound dressing materials to aid in the healing process. Bioceramics are frequently used as materials or alternatives for bone repair because of their strong mechanical qualities. Both soft and hard tissues can be repaired thanks to the release of various metallic ions from bioceramics. Cell motility, proliferation, differentiation, adhesion, angiogenesis, and antibiosis may all benefit from these ions. These substances can be added to sophisticated composite systems like hydrogels, porous scaffolds, films, and membrane-based dressings, or they can be used on their own as powders or suspensions of nanoparticles. Bioceramic-based wound dressings have a lot of potential, but their clinical application is still constrained by a number of issues, such as their inherent brittleness, low mechanical flexibility, poor degradation control, and occasionally inadequate interaction with the dynamic wound environment. However, incorporating bioceramics into scaffold-based platforms may help get around many of these restrictions. Furthermore, the scaffold architecture can improve the overall therapeutic performance of bioceramic systems by better simulating the extracellular matrix and enabling controlled delivery of bioactive components. This review focuses on advanced ceramic-based wound dressings and their role in enhancing structural support, promoting cell attachment and proliferation, and creating a favorable environment for skin regeneration.