This week’s Advanced Healthcare Materials covers.
Advances in Acute Wound Repair
A simple method implementing epidermal growth factor encapsulated in a biodegradable hydrogel aids wound healing.
Cover Art – Featuring Neural Stem Cells, Wound Healing and More
May’s Advanced Healthcare Materials covers.
Silk Fibroin: Wound Healing from Bench to Bedside
Getting closer to the translation of silk fibroin for wound healing.
Porous silicon nanoparticles improve diabetic wound healing
Researchers from the University of South Australia reveal how they use non-toxic porous silicon nanoparticles (pSi NPs) for the controlled release of FnAb to diabetic wounds.
A Multiplexed Biosensor for Detecting Bacterial Infection in Chronic Wounds
Researchers have developed a biosensor to detect Sortase A (SrtA) in chronic wounds to assist in early diagnosis of infection.
How Polymers Can Heal Wounds
For the first time n-BG particles are used to investigate their haemostatic efficacy in wound healing applications.
Reviewing a Sticky Issue: Tissue Adhesives and Wound Sealants
Reviewing the development of tissue adhesives and sealants and examining the latest advances.
Hemostatic Materials: Anti-hemorrhagic Dressings for Wounds
A hemostatic material for field dressings in emergency wound treatment is made by layer-by-layer deposition of thrombin and tannic acid.
Reducing bacterial skin infections with harmless zaps of electricity
Scientists use mild electrical currents to treat skin infections, presenting an antibiotic-free solution amid rising antimicrobial resistance.