Journal of Applied Polymer Science· 2019Q2· Review
Wound dressings: Current advances and future directions
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- 2019year
Short summary
This review categorizes and analyzes current and emerging wound dressing technologies, from traditional animal/herbal origins to advanced hydrogels and medicated options.
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Key points
- An ideal wound dressing requires specific characteristics and selection criteria tailored to different wound types.
- Dressings are broadly classified into animal, herbal, and synthetic origins.
- Non-medicated dressings include alginates, hydrogels, and hydrocolloids, while medicated dressings incorporate active agents.
- Future research focuses on developing advanced, next-generation wound dressings.
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Abstract
ABSTRACT Wound healing is a complicated and continuous process affected by several factors, which needs an appropriate surrounding to achieve accelerated healing. Wound healing process recruits three different phases: inflammation, proliferation, and maturation. Due to the different types of wounds, as well as the advancement in medical technology, various products have been developed to repair different skin lesions. Our objective is to investigate the advancement in wound dressings from traditional to the current methods of treatment. The article presents the characteristics of an ideal wound dressing, the requirements for the appropriate selection of different types of wounds, and a detailed classification of wound dressings. Animal origin, herbal origin, and synthetic dressings are firstly introduced and reviewed. Then, nonmedicated dressings including alginate, hydrogel, and hydrocolloid dressings, as well as medicated dressings are discussed. Finally, the developmental prospectives of the new generations of wound dressings for future researches are presented. © 2019 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 2019 , 136 , 47738.
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