Sugars to aid quick wound healing, says research

February 22, 2019
Health Journal

A study, published in the Journal Materials Today Communications, reveals that sugar can treat the poor-healing of skin wounds such as those caused by diabetes and chronic ulcers. Researchers from the University of Sheffield and COMSATS Institute of Technology conducted the respective research.

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Development and use of biomaterials as wound healing therapies

February 18, 2019
Bio Med Central

There is a vast number of treatments on the market for the management of wounds and burns, representing a multi-billion dollar industry worldwide. These include conventional wound dressings, dressings that incorporate growth factors to stimulate and facilitate the wound healing process, and skin substitutes that incorporate patient-derived cells.

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Pressure Ulcers: Prevention and Management

February 6, 2019
Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Prevention has been a primary goal of pressure ulcer research. Despite such efforts, pressure ulcers remain common in hospitals and the community. Moreover, pressure ulcers often become chronic wounds that are difficult to treat and tend to recur after healing.

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Microbial guardians of skin health

February 4, 2019
Science

Skin, our largest and outermost organ, faces numerous challenges, including wounds, infections, inflammatory disorders, and cancer. Fortunately, it does not meet these challenges alone. Our skin is home to complex microbial communities, the skin microbiota, that play a fundamental role in the protection and control of this barrier surface.

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Biologically Inspired, Cell‐Selective Release of Aptamer‐Trapped Growth Factors by Traction Forces

January 18, 2019
Wiley Online Library

Biomaterial scaffolds that are designed to incorporate dynamic, spatiotemporal information have the potential to interface with cells and tissues to direct behavior. Here, a bioinspired, programmable nanotechnology‐based platform is described that harnesses cellular traction forces to activate growth factors, eliminating the need for exogenous triggers (e.g., light), spatially diffuse triggers (e.g., enzymes, pH changes), or passive activation (e.g., hydrolysis).

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