Not only are the physicochemical properties and biocompatibility of biomaterials important considerations, but also their antibacterial properties. Fetal cowhide acellular dermal matrix (FADM), as a collagen scaffold with good biocompatibility and bioactivity, is difficult to be used to promote wound healing due to lack of sufficient mechanical strength and resistance to degradation. In order to solve this defect and give it long-lasting antibacterial properties, a novel chemically-cross-linked antibacterial fetal cowhide acellular dermal matrix scaffold (β-CD/TTO-FADM) was fabricated by simultaneous modification by oxidized cyclodextrin (OCD) and tea tree oil (TTO). The cross-linking of OCD improved the physical and chemical properties of FADM. TTO endowed it wide-spectrum antibacterial activity against Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus. Apart from this, the drug-carrying capacity of OCD could also
Whether used for underwater adhesion or wound hemostasis, adhesives are required to have strong wet adhesion. However, traditional adhesives are difficult to break through the blockade of the hydration interface, so they cannot achieve strong underwater adhesion, and their biological toxicities are also greater, not suitable for wound hemostasis. In this work, small molecule polyethylene glycol diacrylate (PEGDA‐200) and dopamine (DA) with good biocompatibility are used as raw materials to synthesize a long chain polymer (PDDA) with hydrophobic backbone and hydrophilic group through the Michael addition reaction. Based on the hydrogen bond interaction between PDDA and silicotungstic acid (SiW) and the solvent exchange between dimethyl sulfoxide and water, the two are successfully caused to agglomerate and form a viscous aggregate (PDDA‐SiW). PDDA‐SiW not only has strong underwater adhesion to various substrates, but also has strong adhesion and readhesion to fresh pigskins. In addition, PDDA‐SiW also has very low hemolysis and cytotoxicity and strong antibacterial properties, and it is a very good underwater adhesion and wound hemostatic material.
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