The production of reactive oxygen
species, persistent inflammation,
bacterial infection, and recurrence after a tumor resection has become
the main challenge in cancer therapy and post-surgical skin regeneration.
Herein, we report a multifunctional branched bioactive Si–Ca–P–Mo
glass-ceramic nanoparticle (BBGN) with inlaid molybdate nanocrystals
for an effective post-surgical melanoma therapy or infection therapy
and defected skin reconstruction. Mixed-valence molybdenum (Mo4+ and Mo6+) doped BBGN (BBGN-Mo) was first synthesized
via a hydrothermally assisted classical synthesis of BGN, which enables
the structure with a lot of free electrons and oxygen vacancies. The
BBGN-Mo exhibits excellent photothermal, antibacterial, enzyme-like
radical scavenging, and anti-inflammatory as well as promoted vascularized
efficiencies. BBGN-Mo could kill drug-resistant methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bacteria in vitro (99.5%) and in vivo (97.0%) at a low photothermal
temperature (42 °C) and efficiently enhance the MRSA-infected
wound repair. Additionally, BBGN-Mo could effectively inhibit tumor
recurrence (96.4%), continuously improve the wound anti-inflammation
and vascularization microenvironment, and significantly promote the
post-surgical skin regeneration. This work suggests that conventional
bioceramics could be turned to the highly efficient nanodrug for treating
the challenge of post-surgical cancer therapy or infection therapy
and tissue regeneration, through the mixed-valence strategy.