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The use of manuka honey to promote wound healing [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
When wounds are not healing, or the healing is slow, this is usually because the wound is inflamed. Inflammation in a wound is also responsible for unsightly scars after a wound has eventually healed.
Molan, Peter C.
core   +1 more source

Using honey to heal diabetic foot ulcers [PDF]

open access: yes, 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   +63 more
core   +2 more sources

Honey hydrogel dressing to treat burn wound in rats - a preliminary report [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Various studies have shown that honey is effective in healing burns and wounds. In this study, Malaysian honey was incorporated into hydrogel dressing formulation using electron beam irradiation technique and introduced as Honey Hydrogel dressing.
Abu Bakar @ Zakaria, Md Zuki   +5 more
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Developing a real time sensing system to monitor bacteria in wound dressings [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Infection control is a key aspect of wound management strategies. Infection results in chemical imbalances and inflammation in the wound and may lead to prolonged healing times and degradation of the wound surface.
Bowler   +30 more
core   +2 more sources

Aquacel Surgical Dressing Reduces the Rate of Acute PJI Following Total Joint Arthroplasty: A Case-Control Study. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
An effort to prevent PJI has led to the development of antimicrobial dressings that support wound healing. We sought to determine whether Aquacel Surgical dressing independently reduces the rate of acute PJI following TJA.
Cai, Jenny   +4 more
core   +2 more sources

A Comparative Study of Colostrum Dressing Versus Conventional Dressing in Deep Wounds [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2015
Introduction: Deep wounds are extending deeper, across deep fascia into muscles or deeper structures. Understanding of nutrition, immunology, psychological issues, the physiology and the metabolic interactions require for optimal treatment of deep ...
Ashok Y. Kshirsagar   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Antimicrobial composite wound dressing [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Nowadays, a wound dressing is no longer a passive material, it must interact with the wound and improve the healing process. In fact, the actual requirements for a wound dressing are quite challenging.
Pinho, Eva Patrícia Paiva Santos   +1 more
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The role of honey in the management of wounds [PDF]

open access: yes, 1999
The widespread development of antibiotic-resistant bacteria has generated an increasing interest in the use of alternate therapies for the treatment of infected wounds.
Molan, Peter C.
core   +2 more sources

Wounds – From Physiology to Wound Dressing [PDF]

open access: yesDeutsches Ärzteblatt international, 2008
Optimal wound management remains the subject of active research. Improved knowledge of physiological wound healing, systemic research into wound dressing and the evaluation of chemical disinfection have given rise to new approaches to wound care.Selective literature review.The primary goals of wound management are rapid wound closure and a functional ...
Peter, Kujath, Angela, Michelsen
openaire   +2 more sources

Cost-Effective Use of Silver Dressings for the Treatment of Hard-to-Heal Chronic Venous Leg Ulcers [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Aim To estimate the cost-effectiveness of silver dressings using a health economic model based on time-to-wound-healing in hard-to-heal chronic venous leg ulcers (VLUs). Background Chronic venous ulceration affects 1–3% of the adult population and
AB Lansdown   +29 more
core   +2 more sources

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