Injectable ultrasound-powered bone-adhesive nanocomposite hydrogel for electrically accelerated irregular bone defect healing

Injectable ultrasound-powered bone-adhesive nanocomposite hydrogel for electrically accelerated irregular bone defect healing

(2024) 22:54 | Shiqi Zhou††, Cairong Xiao††, Lei Fan††, Jinghong Yang†, Ruihan Ge†, Min Cai†, Kaiting Yuan†, Changhao Li†, Ross William Crawford†, Yin Xiao†, Peng Yu†, Chunlin Deng†, Chengyun Ning††, Lei Zhou†† and Yan Wang††
This study presents an injectable, ultrasound-powered, bone-adhesive nanocomposite hydrogel designed to accelerate the healing of irregular bone defects. The hydrogel is composed of amine-modified piezoelectric nanoparticles (KBTO) and a biopolymer hydrogel network, which exhibit enhanced bone adhesive strength and osteogenic capacity. The inorganic-organic interaction between the amino-modified KBTO nanoparticles and the bio-adhesive gelatin-chondroitin sulfate network increases the adhesive strength of the hydrogel by approximately 3-fold. Under ultrasound irradiation, the nanocomposite hydrogel generates a controllable electrical output (-41.16 to 61.82 mV), significantly enhancing osteogenic effects in vitro and in vivo. In vivo studies using a rat critical-size calvarial defect model validate the accelerated bone healing. Bioinformatics analysis reveals that the ultrasound-responsive nanocomposite hydrogel enhances osteogenic differentiation of bone mesenchymal stem cells by increasing calcium ion influx and up-regulating the PI3K/AKT and MEK/ERK signaling pathways. Overall, this work demonstrates a novel, wireless, ultrasound-powered bone-adhesive nanocomposite hydrogel that broadens the therapeutic horizons for irregular bone defects.This study presents an injectable, ultrasound-powered, bone-adhesive nanocomposite hydrogel designed to accelerate the healing of irregular bone defects. The hydrogel is composed of amine-modified piezoelectric nanoparticles (KBTO) and a biopolymer hydrogel network, which exhibit enhanced bone adhesive strength and osteogenic capacity. The inorganic-organic interaction between the amino-modified KBTO nanoparticles and the bio-adhesive gelatin-chondroitin sulfate network increases the adhesive strength of the hydrogel by approximately 3-fold. Under ultrasound irradiation, the nanocomposite hydrogel generates a controllable electrical output (-41.16 to 61.82 mV), significantly enhancing osteogenic effects in vitro and in vivo. In vivo studies using a rat critical-size calvarial defect model validate the accelerated bone healing. Bioinformatics analysis reveals that the ultrasound-responsive nanocomposite hydrogel enhances osteogenic differentiation of bone mesenchymal stem cells by increasing calcium ion influx and up-regulating the PI3K/AKT and MEK/ERK signaling pathways. Overall, this work demonstrates a novel, wireless, ultrasound-powered bone-adhesive nanocomposite hydrogel that broadens the therapeutic horizons for irregular bone defects.
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