Full Description
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.
Contents
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
