Soft tissue injury is very common and associated with pain,tissue swelling and even malformation if not treated on time.Treating methods include cryotherapy,electrical therapy,ultrasound therapy and anti-inflammatory ...Soft tissue injury is very common and associated with pain,tissue swelling and even malformation if not treated on time.Treating methods include cryotherapy,electrical therapy,ultrasound therapy and anti-inflammatory drug,but none of them is completely satisfying.In this work,for a better therapeutic effect,drug therapy and pulsed electromagnetic field(PEMF)therapy were combined.We constructed a drug delivery system using the tetra-PEG/agar hydrogel(PA).By incorporating Fe3O4 NPs into the hydrogel network,a magnetism-responsive property was achieved in the system.The cytotoxicity and in vivo study showed a good biocompatibility of the PA/Fe3O4 hydrogel.A magnetism-controlled release was attained by the incorporation of Fe3O4.Finally,in vivo study showed a better performance of the DS-loaded PA/Fe3O4 compared with the commercially available DS ointment regarding the recovery of the injured soft tissue.Therefore,this magnetism-responsive hydrogel may represent a promising alternative to treat soft tissue injury.展开更多
基金NSFC(51573195)Program of transformation medicine of PLA General Hospital(2016TM-039)for financial support.
文摘Soft tissue injury is very common and associated with pain,tissue swelling and even malformation if not treated on time.Treating methods include cryotherapy,electrical therapy,ultrasound therapy and anti-inflammatory drug,but none of them is completely satisfying.In this work,for a better therapeutic effect,drug therapy and pulsed electromagnetic field(PEMF)therapy were combined.We constructed a drug delivery system using the tetra-PEG/agar hydrogel(PA).By incorporating Fe3O4 NPs into the hydrogel network,a magnetism-responsive property was achieved in the system.The cytotoxicity and in vivo study showed a good biocompatibility of the PA/Fe3O4 hydrogel.A magnetism-controlled release was attained by the incorporation of Fe3O4.Finally,in vivo study showed a better performance of the DS-loaded PA/Fe3O4 compared with the commercially available DS ointment regarding the recovery of the injured soft tissue.Therefore,this magnetism-responsive hydrogel may represent a promising alternative to treat soft tissue injury.
