Figure 8.

(A) Schematic representation of photothermal antibacterial pathway of quaternized chitosan (QCS)/silver (Ag)/cobalt phosphide (CoP) nanocomposites. Reprinted from J. Colloid Interface Sci. Volume: 616. Han H, Xu X, Kan H, et al. Synergistic photodynamic/photothermal bacterial inactivation over heterogeneous quaternized chitosan/silver/cobalt phosphide nanocomposites. 304–315, Copyright (2022), with permission from Elsevier.¹¹⁷ (B) The photothermal antibacterial pathway and surface-enhanced Raman scattering for bacterium detection by MXene-gold (Au) nanocomposites. Reprinted from Chem Eng J. Volume: 426. Yu Z, Jiang L, Liu R, et al. Versatile self-assembled mxene-Au nanocomposites for SERS detection of bacteria, antibacterial and photothermal sterilization. 131914, Copyright (2021), with permission from Elsevier.¹²³ (C) Synthesis, in vitro photothermal antibacterial pathway, and in vivo wound healing and disinfection of Dap@gold/silver nanorods (Au/Ag NRs). Reprinted from Chem Eng J. Volume: 432. Dong X, Ye J, Chen Y, Tanziela T, Jiang H, Wang X. Intelligent peptide-nanorods against drug-resistant bacterial infection and promote wound healing by mild-temperature photothermal therapy. 134061, Copyright (2022), with permission from Elsevier.¹³⁵ (D) Diagram showing the creation of CG/PDA@Ag hydrogel and its use as a photothermal antibacterial platform for treating wounds. (E) Using a simple one-pot mixing infusion method, a strong hydrogel dressing was easily produced that can speed up wound healing by a combination of photothermal and synergistic antibacterial therapies. (D and E) Reprinted with permission from Qi X, Huang Y, You S, et al. Engineering robust Ag-decorated polydopamine nano-photothermal platforms to combat bacterial infection and prompt wound healing. Advanced Science. 2022;(9):2106015. © 2022 The Authors. Advanced Science published by Wiley-VCH GmbH.¹⁴³