Effect of Hydrofiber(R) wound dressings on bacterial ultrastructure

2008 ◽  
Vol 57 (2) ◽  
pp. 67-75 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Hobot ◽  
M. Walker ◽  
G. Newman ◽  
P. Bowler
Keyword(s):  
Wound Dressings ◽  
Bacterial Ultrastructure

French Panel Outlines Utility of Wound Dressings

2007 ◽  
Vol 38 (12) ◽  
pp. 6
Author(s):  
LEANNE SULLIVAN
Keyword(s):  
Wound Dressings

Actual procedures of diagnostics and treatments of crural venous ulcer in specialized German praxis and clinics

Phlebologie ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 38 (02) ◽  
pp. 77-82 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. Altmeyer ◽  
M. Stücker ◽  
S. Reich-Schupke
Keyword(s):  
Annual Meeting ◽  
Polyurethane Foam ◽  
Surgical Therapy ◽  
Compression Therapy ◽  
German Society ◽  
Venous Ulcer ◽  
Ulcus Cruris ◽  
Wound Dressings

Summary Background: To evaluate the implementation of the guidelines of the German Society of Phlebology for venous crural ulcer a survey was conducted during the annual meeting of the German Society of Phlebology 2008 in Bochum. Methods: All 719 medical participants got an anonymized questionnaire asking for supply of crural ulcer in their institution. Results: The recurrent 66 questionnaires (9.2%) were filled by colleagues from practice or hospital, mostly surgeons, dermatologists, phlebologists and vascular surgeons. As basic diagnostics vein doppler (56.1%), duplex (75.8%) or measurement of brachial-ankleindex (83.3%) were performed. Compression therapy is used in all institutions. Mainly used wound dressings are polyurethane foam dressings, alginates, hydrocolloids and silver dressings. About 2/3 conduct surgical therapy of ulcers. Conclusion: Supply of ulcus cruris by the participants of the annual meeting of the DGP corresponds mainly, but not in all aspects to the guidelines. Further efforts for a spread of the guidelines are necessary.

Novel tissue engineering scaffolds as wound dressings loaded with Alkannins/Shikonins as active ingredients

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
AS Arampatzis ◽  
K Theodoridis ◽  
E Aggelidou ◽  
KN Kontogiannopoulos ◽  
I Tsivintzelis ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Tissue Engineering ◽  
Wound Dressings ◽  
Active Ingredients ◽  
Tissue Engineering Scaffolds

Isaac Bayley Balfour, Sphagnum moss, and the Great War (1914–1918)

2015 ◽  
Vol 42 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. G. Ayres
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Academic Career ◽  
The United States ◽  
Royal Botanic Garden ◽  
Wound Dressings ◽  
Sphagnum Moss ◽  
Botanic Garden ◽  
Working Model ◽  
Sphagnum Bog ◽  
The Great War

Isaac Bayley Balfour was a systematist specializing in Sino-Himalayan plants. He enjoyed a long and exceptionally distinguished academic career yet he was knighted, in 1920, “for services in connection with the war”. Together with an Edinburgh surgeon, Charles Cathcart, he had discovered in 1914 something well known to German doctors; dried Sphagnum (bog moss) makes highly absorptive, antiseptic wound dressings. Balfour directed the expertise and resources of the Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh (of which he was Keeper), towards the identification of the most useful Sphagnum species in Britain and the production of leaflets telling collectors where to find the moss in Scotland. By 1918 over one million such dressings were used by British hospitals each month. Cathcart's Edinburgh organisation, which received moss before making it into dressings, proved a working model soon adopted in Ireland, and later in both Canada and the United States.

Cellulose Nanofibrils-based Hydrogels for Biomedical Applications: Progresses and Challenges

2020 ◽  
Vol 27 (28) ◽  
pp. 4622-4646 ◽  
Author(s):  
Huayu Liu ◽  
Kun Liu ◽  
Xiao Han ◽  
Hongxiang Xie ◽  
Chuanling Si ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Metal Ion ◽  
Biomedical Applications ◽  
Biomedical Application ◽  
Cellulose Nanofibrils ◽  
Wound Dressings ◽  
Preparation Methods ◽  
Tissue Scaffold ◽  
Surface Areas ◽  
Mechanical Methods

Background: Cellulose Nanofibrils (CNFs) are natural nanomaterials with nanometer dimensions. Compared with ordinary cellulose, CNFs own good mechanical properties, large specific surface areas, high Young's modulus, strong hydrophilicity and other distinguishing characteristics, which make them widely used in many fields. This review aims to introduce the preparation of CNFs-based hydrogels and their recent biomedical application advances. Methods: By searching the recent literatures, we have summarized the preparation methods of CNFs, including mechanical methods and chemical mechanical methods, and also introduced the fabrication methods of CNFs-based hydrogels, including CNFs cross-linked with metal ion and with polymers. In addition, we have summarized the biomedical applications of CNFs-based hydrogels, including scaffold materials and wound dressings. Results: CNFs-based hydrogels are new types of materials that are non-toxic and display a certain mechanical strength. In the tissue scaffold application, they can provide a micro-environment for the damaged tissue to repair and regenerate it. In wound dressing applications, it can fit the wound surface and protect the wound from the external environment, thereby effectively promoting the healing of skin tissue. Conclusion: By summarizing the preparation and application of CNFs-based hydrogels, we have analyzed and forecasted their development trends. At present, the research of CNFs-based hydrogels is still in the laboratory stage. It needs further exploration to be applied in practice. The development of medical hydrogels with high mechanical properties and biocompatibility still poses significant challenges.

Bioactive Wound Dressings for the Management of Chronic Wounds

2016 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 53-63 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mihaela Georgescu ◽  
Mariana Chifiriuc ◽  
Luminita Marutescu ◽  
Irina Gheorghe ◽  
Veronica Lazar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Chronic Wounds ◽  
Wound Dressings
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