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However, their reliance on external stimuli (light, thermal energy, or exogenous H2O2 addition) for bactericidal activation severely hampers clinical translation from bench to bedside. Herein, we report an engineered Cu\/CeO2 nanoplatelet (NP) system that functions as a stimulus-independent, time-dependent nano-antibiotic against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), while also exhibiting broad-spectrum antibacterial activity. In a skin wound model infected with MRSA, topical application of only 1 \u03bcg\/mL achieved near-complete wound closure within 10 days. The satisfactory therapeutic effect is concluded: (1) Cu\/CeO2 NPs continuously release Cu2+, which damages the integrity of bacterial cell membranes and achieves efficient sterilization. (2) The antioxidant stress capacity, peroxidase, and catalase-like activity effectively alleviate oxidative stress and hypoxia conditions in the infected microenvironment, and synergistically exert multiple biological effects such as anti-inflammatory, promoting collagen deposition and the formation of new blood vessels. 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