Clay-Based Robust Hemostats In article 2202265 by Mingxian Liu, Yuri Lvov, and co-workers, an efficient clay hemostat of halloysite nanotubes is tightly assembled onto cotton fibers capillaries mediated a biopolymer alginate with Ca2+ crosslinking. This dressing maintains high clotting activity after washing only few residuals in the wound. strategy balances robustness, biosafety, effectiveness...

BACKGROUND A prospective, randomized, placebo-controlled clinical trial was conducted to compare the healing effectiveness of Alkanna tinctoria (L.) Tausch (Boraginaceae) with standard dressing on wound healing at the donor site after removal of the skin graft. METHODS Enrolled patients were randomly allocated to receive topicalA. tinctoria extract ointment (20%) or standard dressing (dressin...

Wound healing still remains a challenging problem that is why wound management is necessary. Metal nano particle like, gold and silver shows bacteriostatic and bactericidal activities. Biomaterials like chitosan and collagen play an important role as wound dressing materials. It stimulates wound healing by fibro genesis and increases the development of skin .When we embed any biomaterial with n...

OBJECTIVE Using Internet polling to classify characteristics of a burn wound dressing considered as "ideal" by burn care specialists for small sized burns (<20% TBSA). METHODS Open, voluntary Internet-based cross-sectional survey with twenty non-compulsory questions and collection of information related to profession, staff grade, work location. RESULTS In total one-hundred and twenty-one p...

Acute infection of surgical incision sites often requires specialized wound care in preparation for surgical closure. Optimal therapy for preparing such wounds for a secondary closure procedure remains uncertain. The authors report wound outcomes after administering acoustic pressure wound therapy in conjunction with negative pressure wound therapy with reticulated open-cell foam dressing chang...

Background: Burns are among the most common traumas in developing countries, which consume large amounts of medical resources. It is important to find an appropriate material for dressing of burn wounds that improves healing and is readily available, easily applicable, and economical. Methods: In a single-blind randomized controlled clinical trial from March to October 2006, 211 patients with l...