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Wound healing is a complex regenerative process of great importance in clinical medicine, controlled by temporal interactions between cells, extracellular matrix components and signalling molecules. Localised delivery of therapeutic active agents viz. antimicrobials, soothing minerals and/or vitamins and growth factors at the site of injury/trauma/wound are expected to be more effective and will always manifest milder toxic concerns than those observed upon systemic administration of these agents. Since ancient times, search is on for suitable materials which may restore or reproduce a favourable and a natural milieu required for skin regeneration, so as to prevent infections, and make the process fast and less painful. The journey started with the use of natural materials with a simple function of covering or dressing the wounds to more advanced materials of present times, which are designed for specific and extraordinary functions. Natural and modified or synthetic polymers; alone or in combination are commonly used as dressing (couture) materials for wound healing. This article offers a review of materials that have been used to design and develop wound dressings.
Keywords: Polymers, wound dressing, classification, medicated dressings, marketed dressings.
Current Pharmaceutical Design
Title:Material Couture for Wound Healing and Regeneration: an Overview
Volume: 21 Issue: 12
Author(s): Indu Pal Kaur, Simarjot Kaur Sandhu, Parneet Kaur Deol, Gaurav Sharma, Monika Yadav and Mandeep Singh
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Keywords: Polymers, wound dressing, classification, medicated dressings, marketed dressings.
Abstract: Wound healing is a complex regenerative process of great importance in clinical medicine, controlled by temporal interactions between cells, extracellular matrix components and signalling molecules. Localised delivery of therapeutic active agents viz. antimicrobials, soothing minerals and/or vitamins and growth factors at the site of injury/trauma/wound are expected to be more effective and will always manifest milder toxic concerns than those observed upon systemic administration of these agents. Since ancient times, search is on for suitable materials which may restore or reproduce a favourable and a natural milieu required for skin regeneration, so as to prevent infections, and make the process fast and less painful. The journey started with the use of natural materials with a simple function of covering or dressing the wounds to more advanced materials of present times, which are designed for specific and extraordinary functions. Natural and modified or synthetic polymers; alone or in combination are commonly used as dressing (couture) materials for wound healing. This article offers a review of materials that have been used to design and develop wound dressings.
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Kaur Pal Indu, Sandhu Kaur Simarjot, Deol Kaur Parneet, Sharma Gaurav, Yadav Monika and Singh Mandeep, Material Couture for Wound Healing and Regeneration: an Overview, Current Pharmaceutical Design 2015; 21 (12) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1381612821666150115125717
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1381612821666150115125717 |
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