A thermoreversible antibacterial zeolite-based nanoparticles loaded hydrogel promotes diabetic wound healing via detrimental factor neutralization and ROS scavenging

BACKGROUND: As recovery time of diabetic wound injury is prolonged by the production of detrimental factors, including reactive oxygen species (ROS) and inflammatory cytokines, attenuating the oxidative stress and inflammatory reactions in the microenvironment of the diabetic wound site would be significant. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN: In our study, we prepared thermoreversible, antibacterial zeolite-based nanoparticles loaded hydrogel to promote diabetic wound healing via the neutralization of detrimental factors such as inflammatory cytokines and ROS. RESULTS: The cerium (Ce)-doped biotype Linde type A (LTA) zeolite nanoparticles synergistically eliminated mitochondrial ROS and neutralized free inflammatory factors, thus remodeling the anti-inflammatory microenvironment of the wound and enhancing angiogenesis. Moreover, the thermoreversible hydrogel composed of Pluronic F127 and chitosan demonstrated strong haemostatic and bactericidal behavior. CONCLUSIONS: In conclusion, the obtained thermoreversible, antibacterial, zeolite-based nanoparticles loaded hydrogels represent a multi-targeted combination therapy for diabetic wound healing. GRAPHICAL ABSTRACT: [Image: see text] SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s12951-021-01151-5.