Chronic wounds are characterized by their inability to heal within an expected time frame
and have emerged as an increasingly important clinical problem over the past several …

Light is an attractive tool that has a profound impact on modern medicine. Particularly, light-
based photothermal therapy (PTT) and photodynamic therapy (PDT) show great application …

Infectious diseases are a major driver of morbidity and mortality globally. Treatment of
malaria, tuberculosis and human immunodeficiency virus infection are particularly …

Pseudomonas aeruginosa is an opportunistic human pathogen causing devastating acute
and chronic infections in individuals with compromised immune systems. Its highly notorious …

INTRODUCTION Skin wounds generally heal by scarring, a fibrotic process mediated by the
Engrailed-1 (En1) fibroblast lineage. Scars differ from normal unwounded skin in three …

A two-pronged strategy of biomechanically active and biochemically functional hydrogel
wound dressing which can assist wound closure and have multiple functions to promote …

Abstract The Wound Healing Foundation (WHF) recognised a need for an unbiased
consensus on the best treatment of chronic wounds. A panel of 13 experts were invited to a …

When skin trauma occurs, rapid achievement of the post‐wound closure is required to
prevent microbial invasion, inhibit scar formation and promote wound healing. To develop a …

Due to the frequent movement and stretching of skin, traditional wound dressings are difficult
to adapt to motion wounds on the stretchable parts of the body surface (eg elbow, hip and …

Globally, chronic wounds impose a notable burden to patients and healthcare systems.
Such skin wounds are readily subjected to bacteria that provoke inflammation and hence …