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Chunhong Chen1, Jiangshan Liu1, Xulu Ma1
1The Research Center For Nano-Biomaterials, Analytical and Testing Center, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
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Burn wounds are challenging to heal due to irregular tissue architecture, high bacterial susceptibility, excessive oxidative stress, and prolonged inflammation. Here, we report a multifunctional sprayable hydrogel (PM) by integrating MoB (MBene) nanosheets into a thermoresponsive Pluronic F127 matrix for comprehensive burn wound therapy. Benefiting from electron-deficient boron sites and multivalent Mo states, MoB exhibits robust SOD- and CAT-mimetic activities, enabling efficient ROS scavenging, restoration of mitochondrial homeostasis, and macrophage polarization toward an anti-inflammatory M2 phenotype. Meanwhile, MoB shows high photothermal conversion efficiency, endowing the hydrogel with potent photothermal antibacterial activity, achieving >90% bacterial inhibition. In vivo studies demonstrate that PM hydrogel combined with light irradiation effectively remodels the wound microenvironment and markedly accelerates healing of infected burn wounds, reaching a 94% healing rate by day 14. Transcriptomic analyses further reveal that PM promotes tissue repair by modulating immune responses, enhancing cell migration and differentiation, and activating wound-regeneration-related pathways. Overall, this MoB-empowered sprayable hydrogel represents a promising, translatable platform integrating antioxidative, immunomodulatory, and antibacterial functions for effective management of infected burn wounds.
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