Table 1.
Summary of internal stimulus-responsive hydrogels applied to skin wound healing.
| Stimulation | Hydrogel | Crosslink | Animal Model | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| pH | CMCS/PVP/TA multifunctional hydrogel | Hydroge-bonding, electrostatic interactions | Mouse whole-skin defect model | [58] |
| PVA–borax/resveratrol grafted cellulose nanofiber hydrogel | Dynamic borate bonding, hydrogen bonding | Aureus-infected female KM mouse model | [59] | |
| in situ Ag NP–silk microfiber–hydrazide hyaluronic acid hydrogel | Dynamic acyl hydrazone bonds, metal chelation | Mouse back burn model | [60] | |
| Pluronic F127/carbon nanotubes/N-carboxyethyl chitosan hydrogel | Dynamic Schiff base bonds, Π–Π covalency, hydrophobic interactions | Mouse whole-skin wound infection model | [61] | |
| ROS | SPBA/L-Arg/PVA hydrogel | Hydrogen bonding | Mouse whole-layer skin defect model | [62] |
| NHS-TK-NH (ROS cleavable joint)/RSG-CCL22 hydrogel | Amide bond, carbon-carbon covalent | Mouse whole-layer diabetic wound model | [63] | |
| Polyvinyl alcohol–TPA (ROS response connector) hydrogel | Phenylboronic acid ester bond | Bacteria-infected diabetic mouse wound model | [64] | |
| Copper-tannic acid (CuTA) nanosheet–GelMA hydrogel | Free radical polymerization, hydrogen bonding, borate bonding | Rat diabetic wound model | [65] | |
| Enzyme | Pluronic F-127–methylcellulose hydrogels loaded with GT/siMMP9 | Hydrogen bonding | Rat diabetic wound model | [66] |
| supramolecular peptide hydrogels doped with nanoparticles | Self-assembly, electrostatic interactions | Rat diabetic wound model | [67] | |
| Injectable and microporous fibrous gel particles containing bioglass and siRNAs | Photocrosslinking | Rat diabetic wound model | [68] | |
| Phenylboronic acid-grafted quaternized chitosan/polyvinyl alcohol hydrogels | Boronate bonds | Rat diabetic wound model | [69] | |
| Glucose | Lipoic acid-modified chitosan injectable hydrogel | Photocrosslinking, amide reaction | Diabetic wound model in mice | [70] |
| Ag NPs/phenylboronic acid grafted onto hyaluronic acid–glycol chitosan hydrogels | Dynamic borate bonding | Bacterially infected diabetic rat wound model | [71] | |
| Phenylboronic acid-modified linseed gum–polyvinyl alcohol hydrogels loaded with PMX, L-ascorbic acid, CA | Dynamic borate bonds, hydrogen bonds | Whole-layer wound healing model of dorsal skin defects in type I diabetic male Kunming mice | [72] | |
| Polyethylene glycol copolymerized (glycerol sebacate)/dihydrocaffeic acid and l-arginine-copolymerized chitosan hydrogel | Schiff base bonds, phenyl borate bonds | Whole-layer model of foot skin defect wound healing in type II diabetic SD rats | [73] |