Bacteria, similar to most organisms, have a love–hate relationship with metals: a specific
metal may be essential for survival yet toxic in certain forms and concentrations. Metal ions …

Light is an attractive tool that has a profound impact on modern medicine. Particularly, light-
based photothermal therapy (PTT) and photodynamic therapy (PDT) show great application …

One of the challenges posed by current antibacterial therapy is that the expanded and
massive use of antibiotics endows bacteria with the ability to resist almost all kinds of …

Diabetic ulcers have received much attention in recent years due to their high incidence and
mortality, motivating the scientific community to develop various strategies for such chronic …

The local delivery of gaseous signaling molecules (GSMs) has shown promising therapeutic
potential. However, although GSMs have a subtle interplay in physiological and pathological …

The development of degradable hydrogel fillers with high antibacterial activity and wound-
healing property is urgently needed for the treatment of infected wounds. Herein, an …

Wound treatment especially of coping with chronic wounds is a global health issue that
challenges medical care and financial strength of every nation. In recent years, gas therapy …

Allosteric transitions can modulate the self‐assembly and biological function of proteins. It
remains, however, tremendously challenging to design synthetic allosteric polymeric …

The effective prevention and treatment of bacterial infections is imperative to wound repair
and the improvement of patient outcomes. In recent years, nanomaterials have been …

The emergence of powerful antibiotic‐resistant bacteria caused by the abuse of antibiotics
has become a public health problem. Photodynamic antibacterial therapy is regarded as an …