A novel ε-poly-L-lysine-loaded sodium-alginate/gelatin hydrogel (PSG15) has shown exceptional promise in accelerating the ...

RMIT's Bluetooth-enabled flexible sensor patch monitors wound healing, detecting biomarkers and vital signs without dressing ...

A flesh-eating bacteria outbreak has hit the Gulf Coast with deaths recorded in Florida and Louisiana. Eight people have died ...

Researchers from RMIT University have developed a wearable wound monitoring device with integrated sensors that could reduce ...

Chronic diabetic wounds are a persistent medical challenge, worsened by factors like hyperglycemia, infection, and poor ...

Eight people have died in the U.S. this year in Florida and Louisiana from infection with Vibrio vulnificus, a "flesh-eating" ...

A wound is infected when “microbes multiply to such an extent that host tissue is invaded and wound healing is delayed” (Cooper, 2005). To identify the causative pathogen, a microbiological sample ...

When subjected to a machine learning algorithm known as k-nearest neighbor the researchers found the gadget identified 100% of infected wounds and 91% of non-infected.

Effective wound care requires the maintenance of optimal conditions for skin and tissue regeneration. Hydrogels provide many of these conditions, but not an alkaline environment.

Example of wound care performed with metapleural gland secretions collected from the gland of the individual providing care. The infected ant is marked in white. We first observe wound care by the ...