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 …

Wound healing is a complex, dynamic process supported by a myriad of cellular events that
must be tightly coordinated to efficiently repair damaged tissue. Derangement in wound …

Bacterial infection has been a great threat to dermal wounds, especially to difficult-to-heal
diabetic wounds. It is known that reactive oxygen species (ROS) generated by wounds or …

The skin is the exterior interface of the human body with the environment. Despite its harsh
physical landscape, the skin is colonized by diverse commensal microbes. In this review, we …

Functioning as the exterior interface of the human body with the environment, skin acts as a
physical barrier to prevent the invasion of foreign pathogens while providing a home to the …

Biomaterials are being extensively used in regenerative medicine including tissue
engineering applications, as these enhance tissue development, repair, and help in the …

The skin is a complex and dynamic ecosystem that is inhabited by bacteria, archaea, fungi
and viruses. These microbes—collectively referred to as the skin microbiota—are …

Foot infections are the main disabling complication in patients with diabetes mellitus. These
infections can lead to lower-limb amputation, increasing mortality and decreasing the quality …

The chronic nature and associated complications of nonhealing wounds have led to the
emergence of nanotechnology-based therapies that aim at facilitating the healing process …

The skin microbiota is intimately coupled with cutaneous health and disease. Interactions
between commensal microbiota and the multiple cell types involved in cutaneous wound …