Innovative approaches in wound healing: trajectory and advances

Artif Cells Nanomed Biotechnol. 2013 Jun;41(3):202-12. doi: 10.3109/21691401.2012.716065. Epub 2013 Jan 15.

Abstract

Wound is one of the oldest suffering associated with the mankind and its history is as old as humanity. Advances in the field of medical sciences created a pile of knowledge and paved the path for the development of a separate branch specifically devoted for wound healing. The understanding and treatment strategies for wound healing have gone through a great revolution. This article reviews all the aspects of wound healing including the pathway, types and recent advances made in the wound care management in particular moist wound dressings using natural polymers, skin grafts, debridement, growth factor and drug delivery.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Infective Agents / therapeutic use
  • Bandages*
  • Debridement / methods
  • Drug Delivery Systems / methods
  • Humans
  • Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins / therapeutic use*
  • Polymers / chemistry
  • Polymers / pharmacology*
  • Skin Transplantation / methods
  • Wound Healing / drug effects*
  • Wounds and Injuries / pathology
  • Wounds and Injuries / surgery
  • Wounds and Injuries / therapy*

Substances

  • Anti-Infective Agents
  • Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins
  • Polymers