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April 2012
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Army Experiments With Electric Bandages The Army Medical Research and Materiel Command is investigating the use of bioelectric bandages, which have been shown in studies to reduce the risk of infection, decrease pain and inflammation, and expedite healing. |
American Family Physician
June 1, 2004 |
Cuts, Scrapes, and Stitches How to care for your child's wounds and when to call the doctor. |
American Family Physician
July 15, 2002 |
Caring for Cuts, Scrapes, and Wounds How should I clean a cut, scrape, or wound?... What about bleeding?... Should I use a bandage?... Should I use an antibiotic ointment?... etc. |
Nurse Practitioner
October 2009
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Understanding chronic wound healing Having a basic understanding of the skin, the phases of acute wound healing, and knowing when to refer to a wound-care clinic are all part of comprehensive patient care. |
National Defense
December 2005
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Medical Breakthrough Could Help `Repair' Wounded Soldiers Wounded troops returning from combat in Iraq and Afghanistan could, in time, benefit from potentially groundbreaking medical research in tissue repair. |
Chemistry World
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Sticky hydrogels make resilient wound dressings An adhesive material made from a hydrogel filled with nanoparticles could lead to wound dressings that won't fall off when you sweat. |
Managed Care
October 2004
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Wound Healing Promoted with Living-Skin Substitutes Traditional therapies predominate in wound care, but for those patients with chronic conditions, engineered skin may be a welcome relief from pain and infection. |
BusinessWeek
May 24, 2004
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The Geniuses Of Regeneration The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is now considering handing out research grants to scientists working on regeneration, in the hope that someone will turn this dream into reality. |
Popular Mechanics
March 2009
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20 New Biotech Breakthroughs that Will Change Medicine From a spit test for cancer to a shot that helps your body re-grow nerves along your spinal cord, these new advances in the world of medicine blur the line between biology and technology to help restore, improve and extend our lives. |
Chemistry World
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Light speeds up new cell growth Scientists from Singapore have combined a photovoltaic polymer with a biocompatible polymer to make a nanofiber-based scaffold that can grow cells for skin regeneration. |
Chemistry World
February 18, 2015
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Fish skin dressing helps heal wounds It might not sound terribly appealing, but the best way to heal skin wounds could be to apply some fish skin protein. |
American Family Physician
May 1, 2002 |
Dermal Electrosurgery Shave Excision What is dermal electrosurgery shave excision?... What are the benefits of a shave excision?... What type of anesthesia is used for this procedure?... What happens to the skin growth once it is removed?... Will the scar go away after this procedure?... |
Chemistry World
July 11, 2006
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Spin Doctors Find New Way to Make Skin Scaffold Researchers have developed a new type of polymer scaffold support for growing cultured human skin cells. The team showed that the mechanical and geometric properties of the scaffold are far more important than any specific chemical property. |
American Family Physician
April 1, 2003 |
Fusiform Excision Procedure What is a fusiform excision biopsy?... Why don't you just cut a circle around the tumor to remove it?... Will I feel any pain during this procedure?... Are there any complications after this surgery?... etc. |
American Journal of Nursing
May 2009
Patricia Connor-Ballard |
Understanding and Managing Burn Pain: Part 2 Despite advances in treatment of burn injuries and their consequent pain, wound care is the main source of the pain associated with burn injury. |
Chemistry World
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Smart bandage gives wound treatment the green light A group of researchers from the US, South Korea and Germany has developed a liquid bandage that can map oxygen concentrations in skin wounds and burns. |
Nurse Practitioner
August 2010
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Treatment of the burn patient in primary care According to the American Burn Association 2007 Fact Sheet, approximately 500,000 burn-injured patients receive medical treatment at hospital EDs and outpatient clinics, urgent care centers, and private healthcare provider offices. |
American Family Physician
April 1, 2003
Thomas J. Zuber |
Fusiform Excision The fusiform excision technique is commonly used by physicians for removing skin and subcutaneous lesions. The technique requires basic skills in anesthetic administration, lesion excision, and suture closure. |
Chemistry World
May 6, 2011
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Zinc complexes as antimicrobial wound dressings Scientists in the UK have made metal-containing thin films that can be incorporated into wound dressings or on surfaces to kill microbes and bacteria in hospitals. |
Technology Research News
March 23, 2005
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Inkjet prints human cells Scientists tackle challenge of putting the right cells in the right places and ensuring that the cells survive the rough ride. |
American Family Physician
March 15, 2002 |
Punch Biopsy of the Skin What is punch biopsy?... What happens to the biopsy specimen once it is removed?... Are there any complications after punch biopsy?... What happens to the site where the piece of skin was removed?... How long before I will receive the results of the biopsy evaluation?... |
