Innovations and Emerging Technologies in Wound Care

Innovations and Emerging Technologies in Wound Care is a pivotal book on the prevention and management of chronic and non-healing wounds. The book clearly presents the research and evidence that should be considered when planning care interventions to improve health related outcomes for patients. New and emerging technologies are discussed and identified, along with tactics on how they can be integrated into clinical practice. This book offers readers a bridge between biomedical engineering and medicine, with an emphasis on technological innovations. It includes contributions from engineers, scientists, clinicians and industry professionals.

Users will find this resource to be a complete picture of the latest knowledge on the tolerance of human tissues to sustained mechanical and thermal loads that also provides a deeper understanding of the risk for onset and development of chronic wounds.

Describes the state-of-knowledge in wound research, including tissue damage cascades and healing processesCovers all state-of-the-art technology in wound prevention, diagnosis, prognosis and treatmentDiscusses emerging research directions and future technology trends in the field of wound prevention and careOffers a bench-to-bedside exploration of the key issues that affect the practice of prevention and management of non-healing wounds

Aetiology and pathogenesis of common wounds 1. Tissue changes with age, disease and chronic conditions 2. Pressure ulcers and diabetic foot ulcers 3. Venous, arterial and lymphedema wounds 4. Burns 5. Surgical and traumatic wounds 6. Wounds associated with prosthetic use 7. Infections in wounds

Bioengineering in diagnosis and prognosis 8. Sensors and systems for detecting tissue damage 9. Biomarkers in skin, sweat, blood and urine 10. Optical and imaging modalities for assessing potential tissue damage 11. Wound infection detection assays and technologies

Biomedical engineering approaches to prevention 12. Materials and designs of support and tissue-interfacing surfaces 13. Biomechanical engineering design of prophylactic dressings 14. Protecting tissues from medical device-related injuries 15.Computer-aided sensing and monitoring of tissue exposure to body loads 16. Electrical stimulation technologies to preserve tissue tolerance to loads 17. Biotechnology of nutritional supplements

Advanced treatments and clinical outcomes 18. Innovations in dressing materials and structures 19. New approaches to wound cleansing and debridement 20. Emerging negative pressure therapy technologies 21. Technologies for closure and repair of large wounds 22. Trends in compression therapies 23. Cell and tissue engineering approaches and related topical agents 24. Gene therapy and stem cell research relevant to wound healing