Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research ›› 2024, Vol. 28 ›› Issue (17): 2739-2746.doi: 10.12307/2024.449

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Functional characteristics and clinical applications of MXene nanoparticles in wound healing

Wang Xindong1, Liang Chengzhi2, Zhang Yongxian3   

  1. 1Weifang Medical University, Weifang 261000, Shandong Province, China; 2Department of Orthopedic Trauma, College of Medicine, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266000, Shandong Province, China; 3Department of Osteotraumatic Surgery, 960 Hospital of Chinese People’s Liberation Army Joint Logistics Support Force, Jinan 250031, Shandong Province, China
  • Received:2023-07-07 Accepted:2023-08-17 Online:2024-06-18 Published:2023-12-16
  • Contact: Zhang Yongxian, MD, Chief physician, Department of Osteotraumatic Surgery, 960 Hospital of Chinese People’s Liberation Army Joint Logistics Support Force, Jinan 250031, Shandong Province, China
  • About author:Wang Xindong, Master, Physician, Weifang Medical University, Weifang 261000, Shandong Province, China

Abstract: BACKGROUND: MXene nanoparticles have considerable application prospects as effective functional components of skin wound dressings due to their unique properties of conductivity, hydrophilicity, antibacterial activity, and biocompatibility.
OBJECTIVE: To review the synthesis methods, functional properties, and application of MXene nanoparticles in skin injury repair.
METHODS: “MXene, nanoparticles, nanomaterials, bioactive nanoparticles”, “wound dressing, wound dressing, wound repair materials”, “wound repair, wound healing, wound surface” were used as Chinese search terms to search Wanfang and CNKI databases. “MXene, nanoparticles, nano-materials, bioactive nanoparticles”, “wound dressing, wound healing material”, “wound healing, wound repair, wound” were used as English search terms to search the PubMed database. Finally, 88 articles were included for review analysis. 
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: (1) MXene synthesis can be divided into two methods: bottom-up synthesis and top-down synthesis. The synthesized MXene can be further modified to enhance biocompatibility for better application in biomedicine. (2) MXene has a series of excellent properties such as hydrophilicity, antibacterial, photothermal properties, electrical conductivity, and good biocompatibility, all of which make it the basis for excellent skin repair materials. (3) At present, many scholars have developed new composite materials for wound dressings. Currently, these composite materials are based on MXene nanomaterials and make full use of its excellent characteristics as mentioned above, which play a role in local skin wound sterilization, drug delivery, and sustained release, active regulation of cytokines, and can integrate the advantages of other biologically active agents. It plays a better role in wound healing, especially in the treatment of complex chronic wounds. (4) Various composite materials such as MXene@PVA hydrogel and MXene@CH sponge developed based on various properties of MXene have shown good effects on improving tissue repair performance and repairing skin damage as drug carriers. It shows that MXenes nanoparticles are in the initial stage of development and have great prospects in the field of promoting skin repair. The characteristics and surface modification of MXenes nanoparticles have been well studied, but the molecular mechanism of dose-dependent biotoxicity is relatively incomplete. 

Key words: MXene, nanoparticle, bioactive agent, biocompatibility, wound dressing, tissue repair, wound healing, biomedicine

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