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Marjolin's ulcers: theories, prognostic factors and their peculiarities in spina bifida patients

World Journal of Surgical Oncology, 2010
Background Due to improved care, more and more children born with spina bifida in rural Kenya are surviving into adulthood. This improved survival has led to significant challenges in their lifestyles, especially the need to ensure pressure ulcer ...
Nthumba Peter M
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Biodegradable and Biocompatible Functional Polymers for Biomedical Applications

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Biodegradable and biocompatible functional polymers integrate electrical, mechanical, and stimuli‐responsive functionalities while enabling programmed degradation under physiological conditions. This review introduces recent advances in conductive, shape‐memory, self‐healing, photocurable, and adhesive polymer systems, emphasizing material design ...
Won Bae Han, Shuvra Mondal, Sungkeun Han, Chan‐Hwi Eom, Venkata Ramesh Naganaboina, Suk‐Won Hwang   +5 more
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Pressure ulcers [PDF]

Revista Brasileira de Cirurgia Plástica, 2019
Bismarck Ascar Sauaia, Rayssa Yasmin Pereira Sauaia, Ana Rita da Silva Nunes, Brenno Raniere da Silva Araújo, Bruno Lobão Fernandes, Carolina Ramos Oliveira, Eliara Laísa Cirino de Oliveira Lima, Ester Godinho Sousa   +7 more
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Targeting CD300a Signaling With a Phosphatidylserine‐Presenting Hydrogel Rescues Macrophage Dysfunction and Accelerates Diabetic Wound Healing

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
Schematic illustration of the proposed mechanism: PEG/RGD‐PSLs mimic apoptotic cells to engage PS receptors (notably CD300a), transducing an inhibitory signal that suppresses the MyD88/NF‐κB pathway, leading to global anti‐inflammatory and pro‐reparative effects.
Lele Wu, Xuetong Hao, Yang Zou, Xinglin Chen, Junyan Kong, Chunning Gu, Wenjie Ma, Zhongjun Yang, Huifen Liu, Mengmeng Liu, Xin Tong   +10 more
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Advancing Human Skin Equivalents: The Crucial Role of Neurovascular Integration

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
This review discusses the importance of integrating vascular and peripheral nerve systems into human skin equivalents (HSEs) to better recapitulate native skin physiology. Recent advances in vascularized, innervated, and neurovascularized HSEs are highlighted, together with emerging bioengineering strategies, current challenges, and future ...
Hao Wu, Lorenzo Moroni, Nicolas Lebonvallet, Vincent Flacher, Paul Wieringa   +4 more
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Differential associations of the stages of pressure and stasis ulcers and social engagement among nursing home residents

Aging and Health Research
Background: Social engagement is an important determinant of health in older adults. Skin ulcers may adversely impact social engagement among nursing home residents.
Anyah Prasad, Anthony P. Nunes, Bill M. Jesdale, Natalia N. Nielsen, Catherine E. Dubé, Deborah S. Mack, Kate L. Lapane   +6 more
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PLL‐g‐HPA Hydrogel Microneedles Loaded With Rhoifolin Target Macrophages to Alleviate Fibroblast Senescence for Diabetic Wound Healing

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
Diabetic wound healing is hindered by a pathological crosstalk wherein elevated IL‐11 induces M1 macrophage polarization, leading to IL‐1β/IL‐6 release and subsequent fibroblast senescence via RAS/p38MAPK/p53/E2F1 signaling. Here, we develop a Gel@M‐Rho microneedle patch that delivers rhoifolin‐loaded, macrophage membrane‐coated nanoparticles to target
Jiewen Liao, Lin Gan, Li Lu, Lizhi Ouyang, Yuan Xiong, Fawwaz Al‐Smadi, Guandong Dai, Mohammad‐Ali Shahbazi, Bobin Mi, Mengfei Liu, Guohui Liu   +10 more
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3D‐Printed Corneal Substitutes: Materials, Fabrication, and Preclinical Progress

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
Successful clinical translation of 3D‐printed corneal substitutes relies on the interplay between the bioink properties, cellular component, and the fabrication process. These factors influence the critical properties of the construct, including optical transparency, mechanical stability, suture retention, that ultimately govern long‐term stromal ...
Shadi Moshayedi, Ashley Vazquez, Alexander J. Choi, Dimitrios Karamichos, Jayoung Kim   +4 more
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Pressure ulcer incidence in Dutch and German nursing homes: design of a prospective multicenter cohort study

BMC Nursing, 2011
Background Pressure ulcers are a common and serious health care problem in all health care settings. Results from annual national pressure ulcer prevalence surveys in the Netherlands and Germany reveal large differences in prevalence rates between both ...
Lohrmann Christa, Heinze Cornelia, Halfens Ruud JG, Meesterberends Esther, Schols Jos MGA   +4 more
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A Proof‐of‐Concept Assessment of a Novel Wearable Eyelid Muscle Device: A Pre‐Clinical Animal Cadaver Study for Eyelid Closure Restoration

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
This article introduces a soft wearable eyelid sling device incorporating a hydraulic soft artificial muscle (SAM) for achieving complete closure of an eyelid. The SAM is driven by a cam mechanism that provides a displacement profile closely matched with those of a healthy eyelid.
Patrick Pruscino, Phuoc Thien Phan, James Davies, Bibhu Sharma, Tianruo Guo, Chi Cong Nguyen, Nigel H. Lovell, Thanh Nho Do   +7 more
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