In 2002, the department of dermatology at Bellevue Hospital Center saw about 24 patients a week for the treatment of chronic wounds. Today it treats about 60 patients a week and is setting up a ...
VOL: 98, ISSUE: 44, PAGE NO: 44 John Mears, BSc, MSc, RGN, DipN, Cert Ed, RNT, is senior lecturer, Thames Valley University Christine Moffatt, PhD, MA, RGN, NDN, is ...
A team of engineers has developed a prototype bandage designed to actively monitor the condition of chronic wounds and deliver appropriate drug treatments to improve the chances of healing. While the ...
Caltech researchers, working in collaboration with the USC Keck School of Medicine, have created a new type of smart bandage that can help improve the treatment of chronic wounds. The advanced ...
New research, published in the journal Advanced Materials, paves the way for “a new generation of materials that actively work with tissues to drive [wound] healing.” Share on Pinterest Recent ...
The presence of bandages made from gauze or cotton wool for the treatment of wounds is considered a standard supply for every home, hospital and first aid kit. Wound healing. Image Credit: Tong ...
Smart bandages could significantly improve healing of chronic wounds that take a long time to heal, according to a recent laboratory study conducted by a team of engineers at Tufts University who have ...
From biomaterial-based dressings to nanotherapeutics and bioengineered skin grafts, wound care management has evolved tremendously in the last couple of decades. If there is a wound on the body, ...