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Translational Challenges in Drug Therapy and Delivery Systems for Treating Chronic Lower Extremity Wounds

Pharmaceutics
Despite several promising preclinical studies performed over the past two decades, there remains a paucity of market-approved drugs to treat chronic lower extremity wounds in humans.
Danny Aljamal, Priya S. Iyengar, Tammy T. Nguyen   +2 more
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Antlerogenic stem cells extract accelerate chronic wound healing: a preliminary study

BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies, 2021
Background Chronic wounds constitute a significant medical and social problem. Chronic wound treatment may be supported by various techniques, such as negative pressure therapy, phototherapy or stem cells therapy, yet most of those supporting therapies ...
Janusz Kmiecik, Michał Jerzy Kulus, Jarosław Popiel, Agnieszka Cekiera, Marek Cegielski   +4 more
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An audit to determine the clinical effectiveness of a pathway for managing wound infection [PDF]

, 2015
Prevention of wound infection is a key objective in the planning of care for patients with wounds. The potential for wound infection, particularly in chronic wounds that are heavily contaminated with bacteria, can be high (Bowler et al, 2001).
Grothier, Lorraine, Stephenson, John
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Functional Hydrogels for Treatment of Chronic Wounds

Gels, 2022
Chronic wounds severely affect 1–2% of the population in developed countries. It has been reported that nearly 6.5 million people in the United States suffer from at least one chronic wound in their lifetime.
Ilayda Firlar, Mine Altunbek, Colleen McCarthy, Murugan Ramalingam, Gulden Camci-Unal   +4 more
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Antimicrobial Biomaterials for Chronic Wound Care

Pharmaceutics, 2023
Chronic wounds encompass a myriad of lesions, including venous and arterial leg ulcers, diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs), pressure ulcers, non-healing surgical wounds and others.
Adrian Miron, Calin Giurcaneanu, Mara Madalina Mihai, Cristina Beiu, Vlad Mihai Voiculescu, Marius Nicolae Popescu, Elena Soare, Liliana Gabriela Popa   +7 more
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Exploring resilience for people with type 2 diabetes who have a wound [PDF]

, 2015
Comorbidities related to diabetes such as chronic wounds can increase the need for surgical procedures, with at least 10% of all patients undergoing surgery having diabetes.
Edward, Karen-Leigh, Ousey, Karen
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Using honey to heal diabetic foot ulcers [PDF]

, 2008
Diabetic ulcers seem to be arrested in the inflammatory/proliferative stage of the healing process, allowing infection and inflammation to preclude healing.
Aaltonen, LA, Ballereau, S, Barclay, E, Broderick, P, Campbell, H, Carvajal-Carmona, LG, Casey, G, Cazier, JB, Chander, I, Cheadle, JP, Conti, D, Deary, I, Dobbins, SE, Domingo, E, Duggan, DJ, Dunlop, MG, Easton, D, Farrington, SM, Frampton, M, Gallinger, S, Gorman, M, Grimes, G, Henrion, M, Hopper, J, Houlston, RS, Jenkins, MA, Jones, AM, Kerr, DJ, Kirac, I, Kovacević, D, Lindblom, A, Liu, T, Lloyd, A, Lubbe, S, Ma, YP, Martin, L, Matsuda, K, Mecklin, JP, Midgley, R, Nakamura, Y, Newcomb, P, Okada, Y, Olver, B, Ooi, LY, Palles, C, Penegar, S, Pharoah, P, Prendergast, J, Renkonen-Sinisalo, L, Rudan, I, Schumacher, F, Semple, C, Shah, M, Smillie, C, Smith, CG, Spain, S, Starr, JM, Tenesa, A, Theodoratou, E, Tomlinson, IP, Vijayakrishnan, J, West, H, Whiffin, N, Zgaga, L   +63 more
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Self-Assembling Peptide SCIBIOIII Hydrogel for Three-Dimensional Cell Culture That Promotes Wound Healing in Diabetic Mice

Gels, 2023
An important clinical challenge is improving the healing rate of diabetic chronic wounds, and developing new approaches that can promote chronic wound healing is essential.
Lu He, Shijian Lan, Qingfeng Cheng, Zhongli Luo, Xuemei Lin   +4 more
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Laboratory evaluation of Drawtex Hydroconductive Dressing with LevaFiber technology [PDF]

, 2014
Good wound bed preparation is an essential aspect of wound care and effective wound healing. Removal of dead and necrotic tissue either through autolytic or interventional debridement, followed by good exudate management, inhibition of matrix ...
Edwards-Jones, Valerie, School of Engineering, Manchester Metropolitan University, UK, School of Research, Enterprise and Innovation, Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester, UK, Spruce, Pam, TVRE Consulting. Stoke on Trent, UK, Vishnyakov, Vladimir   +5 more
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A New Smart Mobile System for Chronic Wound Care Management

IEEE Access, 2018
Nonhealing wounds pose a major challenge in clinical medicine. Typical chronic wounds, such as diabetic foot ulcers and venous leg ulcers, have brought substantial difficulties to millions of patients around the world.
Shihui Wang, Qijian Zhang, Weihong Huang, Hanzhang Tian, Jianzhong Hu, Yongqiang Cheng, Yonghong Peng   +6 more
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