An evaluation of properties related to wear time of four dressings during a five-day period [PDF]
, 2015 This study evaluated skin tolerance and other properties relating to wear time, such as conformability and comfort, pain on dressing removal, adhesion and premature detachment, of four advanced hydrated dressings applied to the knees and elbows of 22 ...
Rippon, Mark +2 more
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Foam dressings: a review of the literature and evaluation of fluid-handling capacity of four leading foam dressings [PDF]
, 2015 Posnett and Franks (2008) have calculated that 200,000 people in the UK have a chronic wound, with an estimated treatment cost of between £2.3 billion and £3.1 billion per year.
Bateman, Sharon +2 more
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Developing a real time sensing system to monitor bacteria in wound dressings [PDF]
, 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.
Farrow, Malcolm +2 more
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Self-Responsive Electrospun Nanofibers Wound Dressings: The Future of Wound Care
Advances in Materials Science and Engineering, 2022 Skin wound management is a very difficult undertaking in the medical field. There is no information available concerning the wound beneath the bandages. Electrospun nanofibrous wound dressings stand out for their resemblance to extracellular matrix (ECM),
Biruk Fentahun Adamu +5 more
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In Situ Electrospinning of “Dry-Wet” Conversion Nanofiber Dressings for Wound Healing
Marine Drugs, 2023 Rapid wound dressings provide an excellent solution strategy for the treatment of wounds in emergency situations. In this study, aqueous solvent-based PVA/SF/SA/GelMA nanofiber dressings fabricated by a handheld electrospinning device could deposit ...
Shanfei Liu +5 more
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Silk Fibroin Biomaterials and Their Beneficial Role in Skin Wound Healing
Biomolecules, 2022 The skin, acting as the outer protection of the human body, is most vulnerable to injury. Wound healing can often be impaired, leading to chronic, hard-to-heal wounds.
Łukasz Mazurek +3 more
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The Importance of Hydration in Wound Healing: Reinvigorating the clinical perspective [PDF]
, 2016 Balancing skin hydration levels is important as any disruption in skin integrity will result in disturbance of the dermal water balance. The discovery that a moist wound healing environment actively supports the healing response when compared to a dry ...
Cutting, K. F. +7 more
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Selection of Appropriate Wound Dressing for Various Wounds
Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, 2020 There are many factors involved in wound healing, and the healing process is not static. The therapeutic effect of modern wound dressings in the clinical management of wounds is documented.
Chenyu Shi +11 more
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Cost-Effective Use of Silver Dressings for the Treatment of Hard-to-Heal Chronic Venous Leg Ulcers [PDF]
, 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
Jemec Gregor B. E. +18 more
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Anti-biofilm effects and healing promotion by silver oxynitrate-based dressings
Scientific Reports, 2023 Microbial growth within a wound often manifests as biofilms, which can prevent healing and is difficult to eradicate. Novel silver dressings claim to combat wound infection, but anti-biofilm efficacy and effects on healing independent of infection are ...
Christopher Doherty +5 more
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