This article, the second in a two-part series on asepsis, provides a step-by-step guide to using an aseptic technique to change a simple wound dressing, applying the principles of asepsis discussed in ...

Researchers describe an experimental approach to wound healing that could take advantage of silver's anti-bacterial properties, while sidestepping the damage silver can cause to cells needed for ...

Chitin, 2-acetamido-2-deoxy-(1-4)-β-D-glucopyranose, is a naturally occurring and abundant polysaccharide that is found in the cell walls of fungi and the exoskeletons of arthropods and crustaceans, ...

This evidence summary discusses the best available evidence for advanced wound dressings and antimicrobial dressings for managing common chronic wounds (diabetic foot ulcers, pressure ulcers, venous ...

Johns Hopkins researchers have developed a jelly-like material and wound treatment method that, in early experiments on skin damaged by severe burns, appeared to regenerate healthy, scar-free tissue.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — In a presentation today (Aug. 19) to the American Chemical Society meeting, Ankit Agarwal, a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, described an ...

Researchers have developed a jelly-like material and wound treatment method that, in early experiments on skin damaged by severe burns, appeared to regenerate healthy, scar-free tissue. Johns Hopkins ...