Tag: wound healing

First human trials for scar-less wound healing cream begin

Researchers from The University of Western Australia (UWA; Perth, Australia) have partnered with industry to conduct a world-first study to investigate a new product—a...
zinc

Novel antimicrobial nanoparticles show promise in wound healing

Zinc ferrite (ZnFe2O4) nanoparticles have the potential to be used as a future antimicrobial and wound-healing drug, a recent study in the Journal of...
antioxidant

Antioxidant cocktail loaded into hydrogel “a promising treatment” for healing burn...

José L Soriano (University of Granada, Granada, Spain) and colleagues propose a strategy for the wound healing of burns in Pharmaceutics that combines the...
nutritional

Oral nutritional supplements effective therapeutic option for hard-to-heal wounds, study finds

Specialised oral nutritional supplement can be a therapeutic option for hard-to-heal wounds, conclude Adriano A Mehl (Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná, Curitiba, Brazil) and...
healing

Investigators find no evidence of effective healing from a medicinal plant...

A systematic review published in Wound Management and Prevention did not find evidence of the in vivo effectiveness of Plantago major—a medicinal plant that...
Endoform

Aroa responds to COVID-19 disruption by opening new US pathway for...

According to a statement, soft tissue repair company Aroa Biosurgery is stepping up to support clinicians and their patients who are battling to treat...
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Pilot study confirms beneficial impact of SkinTE on closing venous ulcers

PolarityTE, a company specialised in regenerative tissue products and biomaterials, has announced findings from an open-label, single-arm pilot study, which examined the impact of SkinTE...
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Huntleigh launches advanced treatment device for lower limb wound healing

Huntleigh has announced the UK release of an innovative technology that is designed to assist in the management of hard-to-heal leg ulcers. Developed at...
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The management pathway of surgical wounds healing by secondary intention

At the Charing Cross Symposium (London, UK), Ian Chetter (Hull, UK) presented on the pathway from assessment to treatment for patients with surgical wounds...
diabetic foot oxygen theraphy

Thousands of diabetic foot ulcer patients could benefit from topical oxygen...

An Expert Panel report published in The Diabetic Foot Journal has recommended a new treatment algorithm for topical oxygen therapy in patients with diabetic foot...

Higher proportion of limb salvage and lower amputation rates: The impact...

The opening of an outpatient wound centre has been associated with a significant increase in peripheral vascular practice and a significant decrease in amputation...

Measuring success in venous ulcer healing: “Ambiguous and difficult to define”

Defining success in venous ulcer healing, and for all chronic wounds, remains a nebulous concept—with no consensus on what constitutes a successful outcome. Dave...

InGeneron announces positive results from wound healing case series using regenerative...

InGeneron has announced the publication of results from an investigator initiated case series in chronic leg wounds in the Journal of the European Academy...