Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research ›› 2024, Vol. 28 ›› Issue (22): 3583-3590.doi: 10.12307/2024.526

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Potential and advantages of metal organic frameworks-based hydrogel materials for repairing soft and hard tissues

Zhao Zipei1, Wang Xu1, Zhao Weifeng2, Pei Xibo1   

  1. 1State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases & National Center for Stomatology & National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Department of Prosthodontics of West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, Sichuan Province, China; 2College of Polymer Science and Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, Sichuan Province, China
  • Received:2023-09-21 Accepted:2023-10-30 Online:2024-08-08 Published:2024-01-20
  • Contact: Pei Xibo, Associate professor, Master’s supervisor, State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases & National Center for Stomatology & National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Department of Prosthodontics of West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, Sichuan Province, China
  • About author:Zhao Zipei, Master candidate, State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases & National Center for Stomatology & National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Department of Prosthodontics of West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, Sichuan Province, China
  • Supported by:
    National Natural Science Foundation of China, No. 82271016 (to PXB); Interdisciplinary Innovation Project of West China Hospital of Stomatology of Sichuan University, No. RD-03-202310 (to PXB)

Abstract: BACKGROUND: Due to the mechanical properties, unstable drug release, single function and other problems of pure hydrogel materials, in recent years, researchers have prepared a variety of metal organic frameworks-based hydrogel materials by introducing metal organic frameworks into hydrogel, and showed great potential in the field of soft and hard tissue regeneration. 
OBJECTIVE: To classify the metal organic frameworks-based hydrogel materials based on how metal organic frameworks enhance the properties of hydrogel and further summarize its recent research in the field of soft and hard tissue regeneration, in order to provide ideas and theoretical supports for the subsequent in-depth research on synthesis mechanism and clinical application of the composite material.
METHODS: Using “metal organic frameworks, hydrogels, tissue engineering, tissue, bone regeneration, bone, wound” as English and Chinese search terms, we searched Web of Science, PubMed, CNKI, and Wanfang databases. The search period ranged from January 2000 to August 2023. By reading the titles and abstracts, the repetitive studies and unrelated literature of Chinese and English literature were excluded. After the literature quality evaluation, 73 articles were included for review. 
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: (1) Metal organic frameworks-based hydrogel materials effectively solve the problems of poor mechanical properties, unstable drug release and single function of pure hydrogel. (2) Metal organic frameworks enhance the capacity of repair and regeneration by strengthening the cross-linking of hydrogel, the drug delivery capacity of hydrogel and the multifunction of hydrogel. (3) In terms of hard tissue repair, it has shown good repair effects in animal models of diseases such as bone defects, osteoarthritis, and cartilage defects, suggesting potential application prospects in clinical repair. (4) In terms of soft tissue regeneration, it has the capacities of hemostasis, antibacterial, inflammatory state regulation, oxidative stress state regulation, promoting angiogenesis and other functions, effectively improving the microenvironment of various complex wounds and promoting soft tissue regeneration. (5) Although metal organic frameworks-based hydrogels have many excellent properties, they are still in the initial stage and there are some urgent problems to be solved in the process of clinical transformation, such as the cytotoxicity of metal organic frameworks and large-scale synthesis of metal organic frameworks. (6) With further research, metal organic frameworks-based hydrogels have broad application prospects in the field of soft and hard tissue repair.

Key words: metal organic framework, hydrogel, cross-linked, tissue engineering, wound, hard tissue repair, soft tissue repair

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