Wound care uses specific dressings and hygiene to prevent wound infections. The wound care team assesses the healing progress of wounds daily. Wound care: When you are admitted to the burn unit, your ...

One of the challenges in treating burn victims is the frequency of dressing changes, which can be extremely painful. Image Credit: University of Waterloo To bring relief to this and other problems, ...

The dressing, developed by scientists at the University of Bath, uses nanocapsules which contain a fluorescent dye Scientists have developed a medical dressing that 'lights up' when a burn is infected ...

ConvaTec has launched Aquacel Ag Burn Dressing, a soft, absorbent, non-woven wound dressing for the management of partial thickness burns (PTBs) and donor sites. Aquacel Ag Burn Dressing utilizes ...

It's a sad fact that burn victims often feel a great deal of pain when the dressings on their wounds are removed. A new hydrogel-based dressing could change that, however, as it easily releases from ...

Researchers have created a new type of wound dressing material using advanced polymers. This new dressing could enhance the healing process for burn patients and have potential applications for drug ...

An Israeli scientist has developed a revolutionary dressing that could drastically cut down deaths from burns. Despite advances in treatment regimens and the best efforts of nurses and doctors, about ...

When doctors need to change the dressing on a severe second degree burn, they often have to pull off the bandage and scrape the wound to remove any dead tissue. Because the nerves are still active in ...

Serious burns can lead to infection and potentially fatal toxic shock syndrome (TSS). Once an infection sets in, it is vital to begin treatment quickly to avoid or minimize a transition to TSS. The ...

The SurviveX Hydrogel Burn Dressings are sterile, 4" x 4" hydrogel pads infused with tea tree oil, designed for immediate first aid treatment of minor burns, scalds, sunburns, and thermal injuries.

One of the challenges in treating burn victims is the frequency of dressing changes, which can be extremely painful. To bring relief to this and other problems, University of Waterloo researchers have ...

Seoul, Nov. 10, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The alginate dressing market reached a valuation of US$ 1 Billion in 2022. Furthermore, across the 2022-2032 period of assessment, growth is expected to ...