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Wound Healing

Chitosan Nanoparticles Demonstrate Antimicrobial Activity

Nanoparticles containing chitosan have been shown to have effective antimicrobial activity against Staphylococcus saprophyticus and Escherichia coli. The materials could be used as a protective wound-healing material to avoid opportunistic infection as well as working to ...More
March 19, 2012
Posted in News
Wound Dressing with Ionic Silver Kills Early to Prevent the Spread of Infection

"Superbug" bacteria are an ever-increasing threat to public health and are among the most difficult to treat. Many have built up a resistance to at least one type of antibiotic and often have the ability to spread readily throughout the environment. These traits contribute ...More
January 3, 2012
Posted in News
The Benefits of a Multi-Disciplinary Approach to the Prevention and Treatment of Pressure Ulcers

Pressure ulcers have become more prevalent in hospitals and nursing homes in the last decade, even though preventative protocols backed by clinical research have been shown to be effective. Pressure ulcers, also known as decubitus ulcers, are skin lesions associated with ...More
August 10, 2011
Posted in News, Infections & Pathogens
New Sealant Effective in Closing Spinal Wounds Following Surgery

A gel that creates a watertight seal to close surgical wounds provides a significant advance in the treatment of patients following spinal procedures, effectively sealing spinal wounds 100 percent of the time, a national multicenter randomized study led by researchers at UC ...More
June 17, 2011
Posted in News
No Healing in a Vacuum

Negative-pressure wound therapy probably does not promote healing. This is the conclusion of Frank Peinemann and Stefan Sauerland's meta-analysis in the current edition of Deutsches Ärzteblatt International (Dtsch Arztebl Int 2011; 108[22]: 381-9). In negative-pressure ...More
June 17, 2011
Posted in News
DrawTex Poster Abstract Wins Award at Symposium for Advanced Wound Care

SteadMed® Medical, LLC, a healthcare company providing medical devices and products to hospitals, wound care centers, nursing homes and home health agencies, announces that four of its poster abstracts were accepted for review at the Symposium for Advanced Wound Care held ...More
May 4, 2011
Posted in News
Careful Cleaning of Children's Skin Wounds Key to Healing, Regardless of Antibiotic Choice

When it comes to curing skin infected with the antibiotic-resistant bacterium methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), timely and proper wound cleaning and draining may be more important than the choice of antibiotic, according to a new Johns Hopkins Children's ...More
February 21, 2011
Posted in News
Experimental Approach May Lead to Improved Treatment of Bed Sores, Other Slow-Healing Wounds

Loyola University Health System researchers are reporting on a promising new approach to treating diabetic wounds, bed sores, chronic ulcers and other slow-to-heal wounds. It may be possible to speed healing by suppressing certain immune cells, researchers write in the ...More
February 8, 2011
Posted in News
PuriCore Expands Vashe Wound Therapy Offering

PuriCore, a life sciences company that develops and commercializes proprietary, green solutions that are designed to kill infectious pathogens, announces the launch of its new bottled Vashe Wound Therapy, a safe, natural, and effective solution for wound care. Vashe Wound ...More
January 19, 2011
Posted in News
Derma Sciences Launches Advanced Wound Care eLearning Portal for Clinicians

Derma Sciences, Inc., a medical device and pharmaceutical company focused on advanced wound care, announces the launch of a new eLearning Portal to provide clinicians with valuable educational programs to ensure they are kept abreast of the latest information and product ...More
January 4, 2011
Posted in News