Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research ›› 2024, Vol. 28 ›› Issue (3): 486-492.doi: 10.12307/2023.836

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Application of near infrared responsive hydrogels in tissue engineering

Xu Jing1, Lyu Huixin1, Bao Xin2, Zhang Yi1, Wang Yihan1, Zhou Yanmin1   

  1. 1Department of Implantology, Hospital of Stomatology, Jilin University, Jilin Provincial Key Laboratory of Tooth Development and Bone Remodeling, 2Department of Prosthodontics, Hospital of Stomatology, Jilin University, Changchun 130021, Jilin Province, China
  • Received:2022-11-07 Accepted:2022-12-13 Online:2024-01-28 Published:2023-07-10
  • Contact: Zhou Yanmin, Professor, Chief physician, Doctoral supervisor, Department of Implantology, Hospital of Stomatology, Jilin University, Jilin Provincial Key Laboratory of Tooth Development and Bone Remodeling, Changchun 130021, Jilin Province, China
  • About author:Xu Jing, Master candidate, Department of Implantology, Hospital of Stomatology, Jilin University, Jilin Provincial Key Laboratory of Tooth Development and Bone Remodeling, Changchun 130021, Jilin Province, China
  • Supported by:
    the National Natural Science Foundation of China, No. 82071152 (to ZYM)

Abstract: BACKGROUND: Near infrared responsive hydrogels, have a variety of excellent properties such as high spatial and temporal precision, remote tunability, and safety and non-invasiveness, providing a new direction of exploration for the development of tissue engineering.
OBJECTIVE: To summarize the application progress of near infrared responsive hydrogels in the field of tissue engineering in recent years.
METHODS: The literature search was performed on PubMed and CNKI databases. The keywords were “near infrared responsive hydrogels, tissue engineering, bone defect, bone repair, bone regeneration, wound healing, wound dressing, angiogenesis” in Chinese and English. The search time limit was from May 2006 to October 2022 and extended for some classical literature. The abstracts and contents of the retrieved literature were analyzed, and the relevant literature was obtained according to inclusion and exclusion criteria. Finally, 97 articles were included for review.
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: (1) Near infrared responsive materials are involved in tissue repair by controlling infection and reducing inflammation, promoting angiogenesis, osteoblast differentiation and new bone formation. (2) Near infrared responsive hydrogel can be prepared by constructing a thermosensitive hydrogel with a photothermal effect or by using a photochemical reaction. (3) Near infrared responsive hydrogels as wound dressings perform various functions such as rapid hemostasis, tissue adhesion through polymerization of polymer monomers, antibacterial and anti-inflammatory effects, and promotion of angiopoiesis and epithelial regeneration through the local photothermal effect of photothermal nanomaterials during soft tissue healing and regeneration. (4) Near infrared responsive hydrogels function during bone reconstruction and repair by promoting osteogenic differentiation of mesenchymal stem cells, stimulating the expression of heat shock proteins, and increasing angiogenesis. (5) Near infrared responsive hydrogels present a combination of multiple therapeutic strategies with significant synergistic therapeutic functions and are also being progressively developed for application in other tissue reconstruction and disease treatment scenarios. 

Key words: near infrared, hydrogel, tissue engineering, regenerative medicine, bone regeneration, bone repair, wound dressing, photothermal effect

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