wound dressingswet healing processSkin wounds are damage to the epithelial layer and the integrity of living tissue. The healing mechanism is dynamic and complex, and often treatments with wound dressings help in tissue regeneration, reducing the risk of infections. Polymeric hydrogels become good ...
In this context, an emerging concept of ‘theft biofilm’ should be discussed, where the host skin lipids are ‘stolen’ by the bacteria from the skin wound micro-environment to induce the excessive production of several virulence factors. In particular, researchers have shown thatP. aeruginosa, ...
Wounds The wound is described as injury and any disorder in the normal structure of the skin, which can cause loss of conjunction in the body tissue [18]. One of the most substantial proceedings in healing each wound should identify the cause of the wound. As a result, the wounds are de...
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The monocytes/macrophages observed in wounds are derived from a number of sources. Initially, they consist of the tissue resident macrophages located in the skin prior to injury, of which there are two kinds; in the epidermal layer, these are predominantl...
University of Calgary researchers have identified a promising new approach to treating bacterial skin infections. In a study recently published in Nature, first author Dr. Rachel Kratofil, Ph.D., and co-senior authors Drs. Paul Kubes, Ph.D., Justin Denis
What kind of wound healing takes place with bug bites? I know that when I get a scrape or cut my finger, I first get a scab on it. And then after a few days, the scab falls off on its own and there is new skin underneath. The new skin is pink and looks thinner. But over ti...
There is a high prevalence of superficial wounds such as partial-thickness burns. Treatment of these wounds frequently includes temporary application of wound dressings. The aim of this study was to compare a newly developed collagen matrix with commonly used temporary skin dressings for treatment of...
The skin is the first protective barrier of our body. Wound healing is therefore an essential mechanism. However, this phenomenon can be impaired when wounds are too large or chronic, for example, in diabetes. Interestingly, adult skin heals with scars, whereas foetuses present scarless regeneratio...
Impaired wound healing is an immense medical challenge, and while autologous skin grafting remains the “gold-standard” therapeutic option for repairing wounds that cannot be closed by primary or secondary intention, it is limited by substantial donor site morbidity. We previously developed the alterna...