Chronic Wounds, Wound Dressings and Wound Healing

This book addresses wound care in vascular surgery, neurosurgery and lower extremity ulcers, while also providing detailed information on the latest concepts in antimicrobial therapy. The book presents essential content on the assessment, care, measurement and repair of wounds, and describes importa...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Shiffman, Melvin A. (Editor), Low, Mervin (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 2021, 2021
Edition:1st ed. 2021
Series:Recent Clinical Techniques, Results, and Research in Wounds
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Part 1: Chronic Wounds
  • Impact of Host Defence Peptides on Chronic Wounds and Infections
  • Low-Level Laser Therapy (LLLT) in Wound Healing
  • Biologic Tools for Genetic Engineering Chronic Wounds
  • Challenges and Opportunities in Drug Delivery for Wound Healing
  • Engineered Biomaterials for Chronic Wound Healing
  • Chronic Wounds of the Upper Extremity and their Management
  • Marjolin's Ulcer
  • Radiation Wounds and their Management: Reconstructive Options
  • Co-Opting Developmental Signaling Pathways to Promote Wound Healing
  • Segmentation and Management of Chronic Wound Images: A Computer-Based Approach
  • Extracellular Matrix and Other Factors that Impact on Cutaneous Scarring
  • Part 2: Wound Dressings
  • Introduction to Wound Dressings
  • Wound Dressings and Comparative Effectiveness Data
  • Early Wound Dressing Removal
  • Electrospun Antimicrobial Wound Dressings: Novel Strategies to Fight Against Wound Infections
  • Cognition and Wound Healing
  • Part 3: Wound Healing
  • Acute Wound Healing: Normal Mechanisms
  • Stem Cell Therapies for Wound Healing
  • The Role of miR-205 during Skin Wound Reepithelialization
  • Porcine Acellular Lung Matrix in Wound Healing and Hernia Repair
  • Wound Healing Problems in the Mouth
  • Skin Substitutes in Wound Healing and the Stimulatory Effects of Adipose-Derived Stem Cells for the Proliferation of Keratinocytes on Chitosan
  • Why isn’t this Wound Healing?
  • Traditional and Non-Traditional Evaluation of Wound Healing Process
  • Mechanoregulation of Wound Healing and Skin Homeostasis
  • Impact of Amnion-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells on Wound Healing
  • Kinin Receptors in Skin Wound Healing