Point-of-care detection devices for wound care and monitoring

Shu-Wei Huang; Yu-Feng Wu; Tanvir Ahmed; Shin-Chen Pan; Chao-Min Cheng

doi:10.1016/j.tibtech.2023.07.001

Point-of-care detection devices for wound care and monitoring

Trends Biotechnol. 2024 Jan;42(1):74-90. doi: 10.1016/j.tibtech.2023.07.001. Epub 2023 Aug 8.

Authors

Shu-Wei Huang¹, Yu-Feng Wu², Tanvir Ahmed³, Shin-Chen Pan⁴, Chao-Min Cheng⁵

Affiliations

¹ Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Wan Fang Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan.
² Institute of Biomedical Engineering, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan; Division of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, National Taiwan University Hospital, Hsin-Chu Branch, Hsinchu, Taiwan; International Intercollegiate PhD Program, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan.
³ Department of Food Engineering and Tea Technology, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet, Bangladesh.
⁴ Department of Surgery, Section of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, International Center for Wound Repair and Regeneration, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan. Electronic address: pansc@mail.ncku.edu.tw.
⁵ Institute of Biomedical Engineering, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan. Electronic address: chaomin@mx.nthu.edu.tw.

PMID: 37563037
DOI: 10.1016/j.tibtech.2023.07.001

Abstract

Healthcare resources are heavily burdened by infections that impede the wound-healing process. A wide range of advanced technologies have been developed for detecting and quantifying infection biomarkers. Finding a timely, accurate, non-invasive diagnostic alternative that does not require a high level of training is a critical step toward arresting common clinical patterns of wound health decline. There is growing interest in the development of innovative diagnostics utilizing a variety of emerging technologies, and new biomarkers have been investigated as potential indicators of wound infection. In this review, we summarize diagnostics available for wound infection, including those used in clinics and still under development.

Keywords: diagnostics; smart technology; wound; wound care technology; wound management.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Biomarkers
Humans
Point-of-Care Systems*
Wound Healing
Wound Infection* / diagnosis

Substances

Biomarkers