Bioinspired antioxidative HA–CPA hydrogels for restoring cellular and vascular function in diabetic wound repair

Yangxi Chen, Ying Chen, Li Huang, Qian Zhang, Department of Emergency Medicine, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, School of Nursing, Southwest Medical University, Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University

Journal of Biomaterials Applications

Published online on August 14, 2026

Abstract

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Chronic diabetic wounds are difficult to treat because persistent oxidative stress, mitochondrial dysfunction, and impaired stromal-vascular communication jointly delay tissue repair. In this study, we developed a bioinspired hyaluronic acid-catechol-PEG-...