Growth factors have recently gained clinical importance for wound management. Application
of recombinant growth factors has been shown to mimic cell migration, proliferation, and …

Understanding wound healing today involves much more than simply stating that there are
three phases: inflammation, proliferation, and maturation. Wound healing is a complex …

A combined treatment using medication and electrostimulation increases its effectiveness in
comparison with one treatment alone. However, the organic integration of two strategies in …

The prevalence of diabetes mellitus is growing at epidemic proportions in the United States
and worldwide. Most alarming is the steady increase in type 2 diabetes, especially among …

Chronic wounds are a major healthcare problem costing the United States billions of dollars
a year. The American Academy of Dermatology has underscored the significance of wound …

This perspective article provides a brief overview on materials, fabrications, beamforming,
and applications for wearable ultrasound devices, a rapidly growing field with versatile …

The goal of this review is to outline advances addressing the role that reactive species of
oxygen and nitrogen play in therapeutic mechanisms of hyperbaric oxygen. The review will …

Pressure ulcers (pressure sores) continue to be a common health problem, particularly
among the physically limited or bedridden elderly. The problem exists within the entire …

Electrical stimulation (ES) induces wound healing and skin regeneration. Combining ES
with the tissue-engineering approach, which relies on biomaterials to construct a …

The use of therapeutic ultrasound as an element of physiotherapy practice is well
established, but the nature of that practice has changed significantly over the last 20 years …