An Engineered Pseudo‐Macrophage for Rapid Treatment of Bacteria‐Infected Osteomyelitis via Microwave‐Excited Anti‐Infection and Immunoregulation

Abstract

Preventing deep bacterial infection and simultaneously enhancing osteogenic differentiation are in great demand for osteomyelitis. Microwave (MW) dynamic therapy is attracting attention due to its excellent penetration ability, but the mechanism of MW‐induced reactive oxygen species (ROS) is still unknown. Herein, MW‐responsive engineered pseudo‐macrophages (M‐Fe3O4/Au nanoparticles (NPs)) are fabricated to clear Staphylococcus aureus infections and induce M2 polarization of macrophages to improve osteogenic differentiation of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) under MW irradiation. Fe3O4/Au NPs can generate ·O2− and heat under MW irradiation in a saline solution, and the mechanism is put forward via finite element modeling and density functional theory calculations. Due to the gap plasmon, electromagnetic hotspots are produced at Fe3O4–Au interface at 2.45 GHz. Because of these induced electromagnetic hotspots, the sodium species is field‐ionized and subsequently reacts with oxygen to produce ·O2−. Meanwhile, the Fe3O4/Au NPs have a stronger ability than Fe3O4 NPs to fix oxygen, favoring the production of ROS. Additionally, MW‐treated macrophages diminish to secrete inflammatory cytokines, resulting in the decrease of ROS production in MSCs and thus enhancing their osteogenic differentiation. These engineered pseudo‐macrophages will be promising for effectively treating bacterial infections and promoting osteoblast differentiation simultaneously in deep tissues under MW irradiation.

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