H <sub>2</sub> S Donor Functionalized Molecular Machine for Combating Multidrug‐Resistant Bacteria Infected Chronic Wounds

Y Yuan Chen (School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering) K Kun‐Mei Liu (Key Laboratory of Advanced Technologies of Materials, Ministry of Education School of Life Science and Engineering Southwest Jiaotong University Chengdu P. R. China) L Ling‐Xiao Zhou (Key Laboratory of Advanced Technologies of Materials, Ministry of Education School of Life Science and Engineering Southwest Jiaotong University Chengdu P. R. China) J Jin‐Yu An (School of Life Science and Engineering Southwest Jiaotong University Chengdu 610031 P.R. China) S Shun Feng (Shenyang National Laboratory for Materials Science, Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 72 Wenhua Road, Shenyang 110016, China) M Ming‐Yu Wu (Key Laboratory of Advanced Technologies of Materials, Ministry of Education School of Life Science and Engineering Southwest Jiaotong University Chengdu P. R. China) X Xiao‐Qi Yu (Sichuan Engineering Research Center of Molecular Targeted Diagnostic &amp; Therapeutic Drugs Department of Chemistry Xihua University Chengdu China)

Abstract

Abstract Chronic wounds are a worldwide medical challenge due to the complex and multifaceted etiologies, including bacterial infection, persistent inflammation, and impaired angiogenesis. Developing a comprehensive strategy integrating antibiosis and anti‐inflammation to promote revascularization and accelerate wound healing is highly desirable. Nevertheless, current therapeutic methods still face two major challenges: 1) how to combat bacterial drug resistance, 2) how to achieve spatiotemporal control over bacterial elimination and inflammation reduction. To address these issues, a novel H 2 S donor functionalized molecular machine (MM), ACR‐DM‐HS, was developed. It selectively binds to and disturbs the bacterial membrane through a light‐active vibronic‐driven mechanochemical action (VDA), which synergizes with photodynamic therapy (PDT) to efficiently eradicate multidrug‐resistant bacteria and biofilms, and conquers the evolution of bacterial resistance. Furthermore, it releases H 2 S in infected tissues to scavenge excess reactive oxygen species (ROS), inhibit the secretion of inflammatory factors, promote angiogenesis, and accelerate the healing of diabetic wounds in vivo. This work provides an integrated strategy combining antibiotics and anti‐inflammation to treat with multidrug resistance bacterial‐infected chronic wounds.

Article Details

Volume / Issue Vol. 64, Issue 30
Published July 21, 2025
ISSN 1433-7851
Publisher Wiley

Journal Info

Angewandte Chemie International Edition

Wiley

ISSN: 1433-7851 Physical Sciences

Authors (7)

Y

Yuan Chen

School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

K

Kun‐Mei Liu

Key Laboratory of Advanced Technologies of Materials, Ministry of Education School of Life Science and Engineering Southwest Jiaotong University Chengdu P. R. China

L

Ling‐Xiao Zhou

Key Laboratory of Advanced Technologies of Materials, Ministry of Education School of Life Science and Engineering Southwest Jiaotong University Chengdu P. R. China

J

Jin‐Yu An

School of Life Science and Engineering Southwest Jiaotong University Chengdu 610031 P.R. China

S

Shun Feng

Shenyang National Laboratory for Materials Science, Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 72 Wenhua Road, Shenyang 110016, China

M

Ming‐Yu Wu

Key Laboratory of Advanced Technologies of Materials, Ministry of Education School of Life Science and Engineering Southwest Jiaotong University Chengdu P. R. China

X

Xiao‐Qi Yu

Sichuan Engineering Research Center of Molecular Targeted Diagnostic &amp; Therapeutic Drugs Department of Chemistry Xihua University Chengdu China