In situ wound sprayable double-network hydrogel: Preparation and characterization

In clinical settings the wound-dressing was required easy to use and can match the wound area immediately, at the same time they need to have the properties of hemostats, anti-inflammation and promoting wound healing. To get an ideal wound dressing, we developed a type of gel-like wound adhesive patch from spraying double-network hydrogel, which own the properties of self-antibacterial and can promote wound healing. By spraying, the gel-like wound adhesive patch can match the wound area immediately and form a gel-film in 10 s. Sodium carboxymethyl cellulose as pH sensitive materials accelerated the speed to form the gel-film and enhanced ductility of the wound adhesive patch. In vitro experiments show that, this gel-like wound adhesive patch can promote cell proliferation and reduce cell apoptosis. In vivo studies show that, compared with commercialized wound dressings in clinic using, the spraying gel-like wound adhesive patch from our work has a better effect on wound healing. In conclusion, the spraying gel-like wound patch in our work is easy to use and can form a gel-film match on wound area in a short time, also it has the properties of hemostats, anti-inflammation and promoting wound healing. Its feasibility for mass production shows a good potential for commercial use.