Monika Stradczuk-Mazurek, Łukasz Mazurek, Marek Konop
{"title":"Silk Sericin in Dermatological Diseases: From Preclinical Studies to Future Clinical Applications.","authors":"Monika Stradczuk-Mazurek, Łukasz Mazurek, Marek Konop","doi":"10.1002/mabi.202500058","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/mabi.202500058","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Biomaterials in medicine are becoming more widespread as a single or complementary treatment option. One such biomaterial is silk, comprised of two primary proteins: fibroin and sericin. Recently, sericin's anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, moisturizing, elastase- and tyrosinase-inhibiting properties have been widely investigated. Sericin biomaterials are already used in wound healing and bone tissue engineering. Additionally, there are promising results for its usefulness in many other applications. This review focuses on sericin use in dermatological diseases, above all in atopic dermatitis and psoriasis. Sericin biomaterials have proven not only to be a promising drug carrier but also to improve the treatment outcome of atopic skin lesions. In psoriasis, sericin's therapeutic effect has reduced inflammation and abnormal epidermal maturation in plaques, with results comparable to standard treatment. Sericin is also observed to diminish skin pigmentation, improve moisture, and increase collagen production so that it can be used as an anti-aging product. There are also reports of its anti-skin-cancer activity. This paper describes the mechanisms behind skin diseases' pathogenesis and, based on the results of scientific studies, highlights and explains sericin's beneficial effects in their treatment. Its versatility, alone or combined with other therapeutic agents, provides new opportunities for dermatological treatments and cosmetic innovations.</p>","PeriodicalId":18103,"journal":{"name":"Macromolecular bioscience","volume":" ","pages":"e00058"},"PeriodicalIF":4.4,"publicationDate":"2025-05-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144111186","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Advances of Silk Nanofibrils: Preparation, Properties, and Applications.","authors":"Gongwen Yang, Yuanyuan Liu, Qiang Lu","doi":"10.1002/mabi.202500066","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/mabi.202500066","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Silk nanofibrils (SNFs), the meso/microscale units of silk fibroin, show great potential in developing biodegradable materials with high strength, multiscale, and high performance. Most of the SNFs have high crystallinity due to the enriched β-sheet crystalline domains, which brings high mechanical strength. The inherent amphiphilicity and large specific surface area of SNFs favor the reassembly of hierarchical nanostructures. Exogenous ingredients can be introduced to the SNF system to strengthen the structural design and expanded their applications. This review summarizes the progress of SNFs including the preparation methods, the intrinsic properties, and various applications. The applications of the SNF-based materials in biomedicine, water purification, and flexible devices are discussed in detail. The increasing studies suggest a promising future of the SNFs as novel functional materials.</p>","PeriodicalId":18103,"journal":{"name":"Macromolecular bioscience","volume":" ","pages":"e00066"},"PeriodicalIF":4.4,"publicationDate":"2025-05-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144094297","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Self-Healing, Hemostatic, and Antioxidant Chitosan Hydrogel Loaded with Sophora Japonica Carbon Dots and ZnO NPs for Wound Healing.","authors":"Yuting Liu, Yating Wang, Zihao Wang, Yuanhong Ge, Yunbo Ge, Chaoyan Zhang","doi":"10.1002/mabi.202500018","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/mabi.202500018","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study presents a novel approach for preparing zinc oxide-sophora japonica carbon dots nanocomplexes via hydrothermal synthesis and co-precipitation, using Citric Acid (CA) as a green cross-linking agent and 3% chitosan (CS) as the raw material for hydrogel preparation. The zinc oxide-sophora flower carbon dots nanocomplexes are used as a model for hydrogel carrier formulation. Rat dorsal skin is selected as a model to evaluate the effect of the nanocomplex on wound healing. The results demonstrate that the hydrogel significantly improves tensile strength, antioxidant activity, and self-healing capabilities. The hydrogel exhibits a uniform, interconnected porous structure with excellent self-recovery ability, rapid hemostatic action, and pH responsiveness, effectively promoting acute wound healing.</p>","PeriodicalId":18103,"journal":{"name":"Macromolecular bioscience","volume":" ","pages":"e70000"},"PeriodicalIF":4.4,"publicationDate":"2025-05-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144094301","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Huimin Cheng, Jing Zhang, Jinxi Liu, Rui Ding, Wenbin Zhong, Han Zheng, Zhenyan Zhang, Peng Li
{"title":"Facile Fabrication of Poly(N-vinyl pyrrolidone)-Iodine Coating on TiO<sub>2</sub> Nanotubes with Antibacterial and Osteoconductive Properties.","authors":"Huimin Cheng, Jing Zhang, Jinxi Liu, Rui Ding, Wenbin Zhong, Han Zheng, Zhenyan Zhang, Peng Li","doi":"10.1002/mabi.202500169","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/mabi.202500169","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Implants made of titanium (Ti) and its alloys are widely used in orthopedics and dentistry. However, the Ti-based materials, due to their inherent surface bioinertness, lack antibacterial properties and osteoconductive activity, leading to an increased risk of bacterial infection post-implantation and suboptimal osseointegration efficiency. Herein, an antibacterial and osteoconductive coating via polydopamineassisted immobilization of poly(N-vinyl pyrrolidone)-iodine (PVP-I) on TiO<sub>2</sub> nanotubes named TNT-DP-I is constructed. The TNT-DP-I coating could rapidly kill 97.80% Gram-positive Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) and 97.96% Gram-negative Escherichia coli (E. coli) within 1 h, highlighting its superior antibacterial efficiency. Additionally, this coating effectively promoted pre-osteoblasts MC3T3-E1 adhesion, growth, and proliferation, demonstrating enhanced osteoconductivity. Meanwhile, TNT-DP-I coating demonstrated good mammalian cytocompatibility and hemocompatibility, suggesting its promising biosafety. Overall, this study presents a facile approach for reducing bacterial contamination and enhancing osseointegration of Ti implants.</p>","PeriodicalId":18103,"journal":{"name":"Macromolecular bioscience","volume":" ","pages":"e00169"},"PeriodicalIF":4.4,"publicationDate":"2025-05-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144094299","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Zoe Giorgi, Valeria Veneruso, Emilia Petillo, Francesco Briatico Vangosa, Liebert Parreiras Nogueira, Håvard Jostein Haugen, Pietro Veglianese, Giuseppe Perale, Filippo Rossi
{"title":"Exploring the Role of Aqueous Buffered Saline Solutions on the Macroscopic Properties of PEG/Carbomer/Agarose Hydrogels","authors":"Zoe Giorgi, Valeria Veneruso, Emilia Petillo, Francesco Briatico Vangosa, Liebert Parreiras Nogueira, Håvard Jostein Haugen, Pietro Veglianese, Giuseppe Perale, Filippo Rossi","doi":"10.1002/mabi.202570009","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/mabi.202570009","url":null,"abstract":"<p><b>Front Cover</b>: High osmolarity of phosphate buffered saline (PBS) solution enhances the macroscopic properties of a carbomer/polyethylene glycol/agarose/glycerol hydrogel when used as reaction solvent. However, it also poses biological risks. Thus, careful selection of buffering solutions is crucial for balancing material performance and biocompatibility. More details can be found in article 2500073 by Filippo Rossi and co-workers.\u0000\u0000 <figure>\u0000 <div><picture>\u0000 <source></source></picture><p></p>\u0000 </div>\u0000 </figure></p>","PeriodicalId":18103,"journal":{"name":"Macromolecular bioscience","volume":"25 5","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.4,"publicationDate":"2025-05-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/mabi.202570009","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143949849","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Development of an Injectable Synergistically Crosslinked Polysaccharide Hydrogel with Antioxidant and Antibacterial Properties for Promoting Wound Healing.","authors":"Rongrong Li, Yue Zhao, Shangbo Zhang, Yongchao Liu, Chuanxi Chi, Dongjie Wu, Jianxi Song","doi":"10.1002/mabi.202500084","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/mabi.202500084","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The development of wound dressings that concurrently exhibit excellent injectability, antibacterial performance, and tissue adhesion is essential for the effective treatment of hard-to-heal wounds. Polysaccharide-based hydrogels have become a research hotspot due to their favorable biocompatibility and tunable functional properties. In this study, an in situ-forming hydrogel (QDTA) is fabricated by blending quaternized chitosan (QCS), tannic acid (TA), and difunctional polyethylene glycol (DF-PEG), utilizing both physical crosslinking and dynamic covalent bonding. The QDTA hydrogel demonstrated a suitable gelation time (60-240 s) and exhibited significant antibacterial activity against both Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) and Escherichia coli (E. coli), with average inhibition rates of 98.96% and 98.91%, respectively. Moreover, it showed a biodegradation rate of up to 90% within 10 days, making it suitable for in vivo wound healing applications. In vivo experiments further confirmed that QDTA hydrogel effectively promoted tissue regeneration and wound healing by exerting antibacterial effects, scavenging reactive oxygen species (ROS) in the wound site, and enhancing cell migration, ultimately achieving a wound closure rate of ≈99.75% by day 14. These results highlight the significant potential of QDTA hydrogel as an effective wound dressing for clinical application.</p>","PeriodicalId":18103,"journal":{"name":"Macromolecular bioscience","volume":" ","pages":"e00084"},"PeriodicalIF":4.4,"publicationDate":"2025-05-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144078564","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Electrically Guided Deposition of Electrospun Nanofibers for Fiber and Cell Pattern Formation.","authors":"Zishuo Yan, Jingwei Xie","doi":"10.1002/mabi.202500151","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/mabi.202500151","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The selective deposition of electrospun nanofibers to form fiber patterns on the substrates is a challenge. This study reports a simple and robust approach for the fabrication of electrospun nanofiber microarrays on different substrates, including aluminum foil, paper, glass slide, and polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS), using a modified electrospinning setup. Formation of cell patterns on arrayed nanofibers, which are deposited on the PDMS substrate, is also demonstrated. The nanofiber microarrays could be used as a better substrate for cell culture compared to the current culture plate or dish, as electrospun nanofibers can mimic the architecture of the extracellular matrix. Nanofiber microarrays and cell microarrays developed in this study could be used for high-throughput sensing, drug/nanofiber formulation screening, and tissue patterning applications.</p>","PeriodicalId":18103,"journal":{"name":"Macromolecular bioscience","volume":" ","pages":"e00151"},"PeriodicalIF":4.4,"publicationDate":"2025-05-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144015413","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Histidine Decapeptide-Incorporating Lipid Nanoparticles with Low Ionizable Lipids Proportion for Efficient Small Interfering RNA Delivery.","authors":"Yeonho Bae, Hyeondo Lee, Jun Hyuk Lee, Sangho Yeo, Hyejung Mok","doi":"10.1002/mabi.202500165","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/mabi.202500165","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The diversification of lipid compositions in lipid nanoparticles (LNPs) is crucial for expanding their clinical applications and overcoming current limitations. In this study, LNPs with varying lipid compositions are fabricated using three different mixing processes (pipette, vortex, and microfluidic mixing) for small interfering RNA (siRNA) delivery. While both siRNA and hydrophobic fluorescent dye are successfully incorporated within LNPs using pipette- and vortex-mixing, hydrophilic peptides cannot be encapsulated. Following optimization of ionizable lipid proportion via cost-efficient vortex-mixing method, LNPs with a lower ionizable lipid proportion (27.72%), termed LNP5, are selected and fabricated with histidine decapeptide (His10) during formulation via microfluidic mixing method to supplement the function of approximately half of the ionizable lipids by simple addition of His10. His10- incorporated LNP5 (LNP5H) exhibited a 1.6-fold increase in gene silencing efficiency, compared to conventional LNPs (cLNPs; ionizable lipid proportion of 47.95%). Furthermore, LNP5H maintained siRNA potency for 4 weeks when stored in a 1% sucrose solution at -70 °C. Taken together, it fabricates potent LNP5H with low proportion of ionizable lipids via fast and easy processes, which can be applied to a variety of siRNA therapeutics for their efficient intracellular delivery.</p>","PeriodicalId":18103,"journal":{"name":"Macromolecular bioscience","volume":" ","pages":"e70005"},"PeriodicalIF":4.4,"publicationDate":"2025-05-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143978997","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Sérgio R S Veloso, Thangavel Vijayakanth, Sudha Shankar, Natalia Fridman, Sigal Rencus-Lazar, Loic Hilliou, Pedro V Rodrigues, Cacilda Moura, Paula M T Ferreira, Miguel A Correa-Duarte, Elisabete M S Castanheira, Ehud Gazit
{"title":"Self-Assembly Pathway Influence on Dehydropeptide-Based Gel Properties and Drug Release.","authors":"Sérgio R S Veloso, Thangavel Vijayakanth, Sudha Shankar, Natalia Fridman, Sigal Rencus-Lazar, Loic Hilliou, Pedro V Rodrigues, Cacilda Moura, Paula M T Ferreira, Miguel A Correa-Duarte, Elisabete M S Castanheira, Ehud Gazit","doi":"10.1002/mabi.202400449","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/mabi.202400449","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Low-molecular-weight peptide-based hydrogels formed through self-assembly have emerged as promising candidates for biomedical applications. While the self-assembly process is known to affect the network morphology, its impact on mechanical properties and drug delivery remains poorly understood. In this work, it is explored how different gelation conditions influence the morphology, properties, and drug release profiles of dehydropeptide-based gels. Additionally, it is presented and analyzed, for the first time, the crystal structure of a naphthalene N-capped dehydropeptide (2-Naph-L-Phe-Z-ΔPhe-OH), which reveals a maximum pore diameter of ≈4.08 Å. By changing the preparation conditions, it is found that the stiffness of the hydrogels can vary by nearly three orders of magnitude. Employing spectroscopic and imaging techniques, the relationship between the gelation methods and the resulting mechanical properties is investigated. These findings suggest that the assembly structure, morphology, and non-covalent interactions significantly influence the release profile of model drugs such as doxorubicin, methotrexate, and curcumin. These results provide valuable insights into how preparation conditions can impact the properties of peptide-based hydrogels and their drug release profiles.</p>","PeriodicalId":18103,"journal":{"name":"Macromolecular bioscience","volume":" ","pages":"e70003"},"PeriodicalIF":4.4,"publicationDate":"2025-05-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144000929","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}