Ketki Y Velankar Author

Research Article Open Access

Hydrogel Dressings for Chronic Wound Healing in Diabetes: Beyond Hydration

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Paul R Hartmeier, Ngoc B Pham, Ketki Y Velankar, Fadi Issa, Nick Giannoukakis  and Wilson S Meng

Chronic wounds caused by diabetes are a significant medical challenge. Complications from non-healing can result in dire consequences for patients and cost the healthcare system billions of dollars annually. Non-healing in wounds for diabetic patient’s results from a combination of factors which impair clearing of injured tissue, proliferation of healthy cell populations and increase risk of infection. Wound dressings continue to form the basis for the treatment of chronic  wounds. Traditionally, these focused solely on hydration of the wound site and mitigating infection risk. Hydrogel systems are ready made to meet these basic requirements due to their intrinsic hydration properties and ability to deliver active ingredients. Flexibili... view more»

DOI: 10.37532/2325-9604.2021.10(1).197

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