Wound healing

New insights into the age-associated changes affecting macrophages offer promising avenues for the treatment of chronic wounds.

Electrospun scaffolds mirror the structural architecture of the skin’s dermis, creating a foundation to promote healing in chronic wounds.

Advanced biosensors integrated into dressings capture molecular information to monitor whether wounds are healing.

A protein called Agrin naturally produced in the skin could soon be the active ingredient in a treatment to boost skin repair in non-healing wounds.

A*STAR researchers identify a novel mechanism in which an inflammatory protein heals wounds in healthy individuals but has the opposite effect in diabetics.

A new generation of smart dressings could help to guard against the danger of wounds that do not heal.

Need to monitor how well a wound is healing? There’s an app for that.

Pain receptors in the skin also play an important role in wound healing

Nanofibrous hydrogels applied to burn wounds can accelerate healing and enhance the regeneration of skin tissue