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Oxygen Vacancy-Rich Amorphous MOF/Graphene Nanozymes With Self-Sustaining Catalytic Circuits for Drug-Resistant Infection Wound Healing

  • Xiaoping Zhao
  • , Heng Sun
  • , Zhicheng Liu
  • , Yuanjie Deng
  • , Xunan Jing
  • , Tingan Wang
  • , Lingjie Meng
  • Lanzhou University
  • Xi'an Jiaotong University
  • Guangxi Medical University

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Abstract

Diabetic chronic wounds, driven by hyperglycemia-induced oxidative stress and multidrug-resistant bacterial infections, represent a highly challenging clinical issue. Existing therapies fall short in addressing the dual challenges of bacterial resistance and dysregulated wound microenvironments. Although metal-organic framework (MOF)-based nanozymes hold potential for catalytic antibacterial therapy, their clinical application is limited by insufficient active site exposure, structural instability of amorphous MOFs (aMOFs), and dependence on toxic exogenous H2O2. Here, a triple-engineered cascade nanozyme (aMrGG) is presented that synergizes amorphous Fe-MOF chemistry, graphene interface engineering, and glucose-fueled metabolic reprogramming to overcome these barriers. Through thermal reduction-induced amorphization, aMOFs exhibit a 2.1-fold enhancement in peroxidase-like activity, driven by abundant oxygen vacancies and an optimized Fe2⁺/Fe3⁺ ratio. Mechanochemical anchoring of aMOFs onto reduced graphene oxide (rGO) stabilizes catalytic performance and enhances charge transfer, resulting in a 13.3-fold increase in hydroxyl radical (·OH) generation. The self-sustaining cascade system, powered by endogenous glucose in diabetic wounds, produces nontoxic H2O2 and lowers the pH to 3.5, activating nanozyme activity while protonating bacterial membranes for targeted ·OH attack. In vivo, aMrGG achieves >99.999% eradication of MRSA and E. coli, accelerates wound healing. This study pioneers the amorphous materials in microenvironment-adaptive nanomedicinefor diabetic wound management.

Original languageEnglish
Article numbere03227
JournalAdvanced Healthcare Materials
Volume14
Issue number32
DOIs
StatePublished - 19 Dec 2025

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  1. SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
    SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

Keywords

  • amorphous metal organic frameworks
  • cascade reaction
  • chemo-dynamic therapy
  • nanozyme
  • peroxidase-like

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