Wound Care News & Publications | Wound Healing Updates

Jan

18

Biologically Inspired, Cell‐Selective Release of Aptamer‐Trapped Growth Factors by Traction Forces

Biomaterial scaffolds that are designed to incorporate dynamic, spatiotemporal information have the potential to interface with cells and tissues to direct behavior. Here, a bioinspired, programmable nanotechnology‐based platform is described that harnesses cellular traction forces to activate growth factors, eliminating the need for exogenous triggers (e.g., light), spatially diffuse triggers (e.g., enzymes, pH changes), or passive activation (e.g., hydrolysis).

Jan

18

New materials could ‘drive wound healing’ by harnessing natural healing methods

Science Daily Industry News

Materials are widely used to help heal wounds: Collagen sponges help treat burns and pressure sores, and scaffold-like implants are used to repair bones. However, the process of tissue repair changes over time, so scientists are developing biomaterials that interact with tissues as healing takes place.

Jan

18

Commensal-specific T cell plasticity promotes rapid tissue adaptation to injury

Science Clinical Research

Barrier tissues, like the skin, are sites where noninvasive commensal microbes constantly interact with resident T cells. These encounters can result in commensal-specific T cell responses that promote, for example, host defense and tissue repair.

Jan

18

Fish skin grafts are doctors’ new way to heal wounds on burn victims and diabetics

Miami Herald Industry News

Chilly waters off the coast of Iceland have yielded an unlikely tool for healing humans’ tough-to-treat wounds: the skins of wild cod. After it’s cleaned, doctors can apply the fish skin to troublesome chronic wounds to ease pain and encourage human skin to heal underneath, according to Kerecis, an Icelandic company that makes several fish skin products and sells them across Europe, the United States and Asia.

Jan

16

HMP Renames Ostomy Wound Management Journal Wound Management & Prevention

PR Web Industry News

HMP, a leader in healthcare events and education, today announced that its premier wound care journal, Ostomy Wound Management, has been renamed Wound Management & Prevention. The name change not only reflects the shift seen in the healthcare industry to a broader focus on all aspects of wound care, but it also matches the journal’s already evolving content covering these expanded topic areas.

Jan

16

FDA Grants De Novo Marketing Authorization to First-of-its-Kind Device for Objectively Assessing Patients at Risk of Pressure Ulcers

Biospace Technology

Bruin Biometrics, LLC has been granted U.S. Food and Drug Administration marketing authorization for the SEM Scanner, a wireless handheld device that is indicated for use as an adjunct to the standard of care when assessing patients who are at increased risk for pressure ulcers.

Jan

16

Four Patients Treated in Phase 2 Trial Testing Topical Gene Therapy, KB103, for Wound Healing

Epidermolysis Bullosa News Clinical Research

All four patients with dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa (DEB) enrolled in a Phase 2 study testing the safety and efficacy of Krystal Biotech’s topical gene therapy candidate KB103 have received the treatment. Results are expected to be known by mid-year.

Jan

16

FLORIDA TODAY Business Briefs

Florida Today Healogics News

Parrish Medical Center is offering a free community health presentation about chronic wounds with a tour of the wound healing center as part of its HealthBridge series. Help for Chronic Wounds is scheduled for 5-6:30 p.m. Jan. 24 at Parrish Healthcare Center, located at 5005 Port St. John Parkway in Port St. John.

Jan

16

The healing power of omega oils on skin, wounds

Herald-Tribune Industry News

A medical technology and consumer health care startup called Omeza has created a “breakthrough innovation” for treating leg wounds, restoring skin integrity for people with serious problems and optimizing skin for all.

Jan

14

Do you suffer from a non-healing wound?

WKBN Healogics News

In the United States, 6.7 million people are affected by chronic wounds. This number is expected to increase two percent annually over the next decade. Contributing factors include an aging population, increasing rates of disease such as diabetes and obesity, and the late effects of radiation therapy.