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Electrically charged bandages help to heal burn wounds, combat antibiotic resistance

December 20, 2017February 25, 2020 Wound Care Advisor

Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center researchers have created electrically charged bandages that can combat antibiotic resistance, enable healing in burn wounds, and help prevent infections. When the dressing comes in contact with bodily fluids it becomes electrically activated.

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Diabetic foot ulcers heal faster with probiotic supplementation

December 9, 2017February 25, 2020 Wound Care Advisor

Findings from a randomized controlled trial revealed that patients with a diabetic foot ulcer, who received probiotic supplementation for 12 weeks, experienced faster wound healing coupled with an improved glycemic and lipid profile compared with patients assigned a placebo. Read more.

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Topical gel containing blood pressure drugs shown effective in healing chronic wounds

December 7, 2017February 25, 2020 Wound Care Advisor

An international research team led by Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine is seeking approval from the FDA for a topical gel they have created from oral blood pressure pills that has shown to be effective in the healing of chronic skin wounds in mice and pigs. A report of the team’s findings have been published in the Journal of Investigative Dermatology. Read more.

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New smartphone app measures wound depth

December 4, 2017February 25, 2020 Wound Care Advisor

Swift Medical, a wound care company based in Toronto, has launched its AutoDepth technology, a mobile phone app that measures the depth of wounds by waving it over the injury without ever making contact. Read more.

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UVA student invents a new type of five-layered wound technology

November 19, 2017February 25, 2020 Wound Care Advisor

Ashwinraj Karthikeyan, a student in UVA’s School of Engineering and Applied Science, presented his invention, Phoenix-Aid – a new type of five-layered wound care technology set to revolutionize how chronic wounds are treated in developing countries and impoverished areas around the world, at the Collegiate Inventors Competition in November. Read more.

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Scientists find a new approach for fighting bacteria in skin wounds

November 3, 2017February 25, 2020 Wound Care Advisor

Jitka Petrlova at Lund University, Sweden, together with Peter Bond’s team at the A*STAR Bioinformatics Institute, has discovered a strategy that the body uses to neutralize invading microbes. This finding is a critical development in fighting bacteria in skin wounds. Read more.

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Injectable gel holds promise as wound-healing material for strokes

September 2, 2017February 25, 2020 Wound Care Advisor

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A research team led by UCLA biomolecular engineers and doctors has demonstrated a therapeutic material that could one day promote better tissue regeneration following a wound or a stroke.
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Salivary peptide promotes wound healing, research reveals

September 1, 2017February 25, 2020 Wound Care Advisor

A study published online in The FASEB Journal delves into the mystifying fact that wounds in your mouth heal faster and more efficiently than wounds elsewhere. Until now, it was understood that saliva played a part in the wound healing process, though the extent of its role was unknown. The study examined the effects of salivary peptide histatin-1 on angiogenesis (blood vessel formation), which is critical to the efficiency of wound healing. Researchers found that histatin-1 promotes angiogenesis, as well as cell adhesion and migration. (more…)

Omentum flap as a salvage procedure in deep sternal wound infection

August 31, 2017February 25, 2020 Wound Care Advisor

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Introduction: Deep sternal wound infections (DSWIs) are rare but devastating complication after median sternotomy following cardiac surgery. Especially in the presence of artificial material or inadequate preliminary muscle flaps, the pedicled omentum flap is due to its immunological properties, the predetermined flap in salvage procedures. (more…)

Could probiotics replace antibiotics in wound healing?

August 30, 2017February 25, 2020 Wound Care Advisor

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The microbiome is known to play a major role in gut health, but what about our skin? Billions of bacteria reside there, and the probiotic types may hold great potential to prevent infections during wound healing.

Our skin provides a natural barrier to the environment. This is crucial for our health, as skin protects us from invasive pathogens such as bacteria and viruses. (more…)

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