Nanodot-doped peptide hydrogels for antibacterial phototherapy and wound healing

act as non-contact-based antibacterial factors and together with contact-based antimicrobial peptides cause irreversible membrane destruction, cell content damage, and thermal ablation of the bacteria. Lastly, nanodot-doped peptide hydrogels combined with collagen showed complete bacterial elimination and significantly accelerated wound healing in a splint-fixed mouse infection model.