Chronic wounds are the result of disruptions in the body's usual process of healing. They are
not only a source of significant pain and discomfort but also, more importantly, an unguarded …

Chronic wounds constitute a significant and growing biomedical burden. With the increasing
growth of populations prone to dysfunctional wound healing, there is an urgent and unmet …

Despite rapid progress in our understanding of wound pathobiology, transformative
developments in the care of acute and chronic cutaneous wounds have been elusive. Thus …

Wound repair is an important and growing sector of the medical industry with increasingly
sophisticated biomaterials and strategies being developed to treat wounds. Advanced …

Wounds, both chronic and acute, continue to be a tremendous socioeconomic burden. As
such, technologies drawn from many disciplines within science and engineering are …

Successful repair of wounds and tissues remains a major healthcare and biomedical
challenge in the 21st Century. In particular, chronic wounds often lead to loss of functional …

Wound healing and wound care technologies are an ever expanding field with the
advancement of materials science, biomedicine and tissue engineering. In the year 2011 the …

Chronic non-healing wounds tender a great challenge to patients, physicians, and wound
care professionals. In view of the increasing prevalence of chronic wounds due to ischemia …

The increasing number of patients with chronic wounds caused by diseases, such as
diabetes, malignant tumors, infections, and vasculopathy, has caused severe economic and …

Skin, the largest organ in the body, protects against toxins and microorganisms in the
environment and serves to prevent dehydration of all non-aquatic animals. Immune …