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Natural sciences
- Macromolecular and materials chemistry not elsewhere classified
The project has the ambitious aim to develop a novel multimode biopolymer-based hydrogel for acute wound healing. The hydrogels multimode functions include photothermal therapy (PTT), adhesiveness, injectability, oxygen generation, conductivity, and anti-bacterial properties given the incorporation of a phenolic nanozyme complex (gold/platinum) with enzyme-mimicking activity (POD and GOD) and a living organism (algae). This project presents a smart engineered material with various functionalities with tremendous promise for biomaterials engineering and adaptive therapeutic applications. Indeed, as wound healing is a complex process with several factors adversely affecting the healing process such as hypoxia, infection, and immunosuppression, a material revealing multiple functions, not existing to date, is a stringent need in the wound care field.