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

In the United States, chronic ulcers—including decubitus, vascular, inflammatory, and
rheumatologic subtypes—affect> 6 million people, with increasing numbers anticipated in …

Results The primary goals of wound management are rapid wound closure and a functional
and aesthetically satisfactory scar. While basic treatment for primary wound healing is often …

Background Wound treatment comprises a substantial portion of the healthcare budgets in
developed countries. Studies suggest that about 50% of patients admitted to hospitals have …

Medical knowledge about wound management has improved as recent studies have
investigated the healing process and its biochemical background. Despite this, foot ulcers …

Management of chronic wounds remains challenging in terms of prevalence and complexity.
Considerable progress has been made in understanding the science of wound healing …

Wound healing is highly specialized dynamic multiple phase process for the repair of
damaged/injured tissues through an intricate mechanism. Any failure in the normal wound …

Most chronic wounds can be classified into three major types: pressure ulcers, venous
ulcers, and diabetic ulcers. The authors propose a unifying hypothesis of chronic wound …

Venous leg ulcers, diabetic foot ulcers, and pressure ulcers are complex chronic wounds
with multifactorial etiologies that are associated with high patient morbidity and mortality …

Significance: Injuries to the skin as a result of illness or injury, particularly chronic
nonhealing wounds, present a major healthcare problem. Traditional wound care …